So, my work just told me that I owe them over 1000 dollars
September 8, 2014 9:41 PM Subscribe
Apparently my payroll hasn't been deducting my spouse's insurance premium from my paycheck since when my insurance kicked in starting in April. I didn't realize this as a bunch of deductions come out of my paycheck like taxes, etc and no one ever mentioned this to me. When I started, I asked my boss what the insurance benefit is at my work. She said it was 100% covered for me by the company but that I was in charge for paying for my spouse, which I'm totally fine with but thought it would automatically come out of my paycheck.
In April, my insurance benefits kicked in after I had worked here 3 months. It is now September and I have a new boss who just emailed me and said that it has come to her attention that the company has accidentally been paying my spouse's insurance all of this time and I need to pay the company back. I thought it had been coming out of my paycheck all of this time. I went back and looked at my pay stubs and she is right. It turns out our bookkeeper incorrectly set it up when I was hired (she has now moved on from the company) and our new bookkeeper found out the error. What is my recourse? Do I just have to pay back the 6 months of premiums? It is a HUGE chunk of change for me and I do not have the extra dough all at once now. Thanks in advance, I know you are not my lawyer, or my accountant, or my insurance agent. This is a HUGE mistake from the company and I'm feeling pretty blown away by it.
In April, my insurance benefits kicked in after I had worked here 3 months. It is now September and I have a new boss who just emailed me and said that it has come to her attention that the company has accidentally been paying my spouse's insurance all of this time and I need to pay the company back. I thought it had been coming out of my paycheck all of this time. I went back and looked at my pay stubs and she is right. It turns out our bookkeeper incorrectly set it up when I was hired (she has now moved on from the company) and our new bookkeeper found out the error. What is my recourse? Do I just have to pay back the 6 months of premiums? It is a HUGE chunk of change for me and I do not have the extra dough all at once now. Thanks in advance, I know you are not my lawyer, or my accountant, or my insurance agent. This is a HUGE mistake from the company and I'm feeling pretty blown away by it.
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