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Greetings,
On 2/16/99, a little over a year ago, I voluntarily resigned from my corporate job.
Eight months later, on 12/7/99, a Collection agency contacted me on behalf of that employer alledging that I had been overpayed by $ 1500. This was a total surprise to me, so I asked them for proof. Today, 4/10/00, they just mailed me a copy of the paystub. It seems that I had been payed for two extra weeks on my last paycheck. Having been on direct deposit, I never noted the overpayment.
I was never contacted directly by my previous employer about the matter. Instead, they elected to pass the charge directly to a collection agency.
The collection agency is threatening litigation. Should I pay or should I fight it:
1) it was my ex-employer's error
2) the employer never contacted me directly
3) it took them over 9 months to notify me and then only via a collection agency
Thanks in advance.
On 2/16/99, a little over a year ago, I voluntarily resigned from my corporate job.
Eight months later, on 12/7/99, a Collection agency contacted me on behalf of that employer alledging that I had been overpayed by $ 1500. This was a total surprise to me, so I asked them for proof. Today, 4/10/00, they just mailed me a copy of the paystub. It seems that I had been payed for two extra weeks on my last paycheck. Having been on direct deposit, I never noted the overpayment.
I was never contacted directly by my previous employer about the matter. Instead, they elected to pass the charge directly to a collection agency.
The collection agency is threatening litigation. Should I pay or should I fight it:
1) it was my ex-employer's error
2) the employer never contacted me directly
3) it took them over 9 months to notify me and then only via a collection agency
Thanks in advance.