This Advisory addresses when an employer may or may not recover such inadvertent wage overpayments from employees through wage deductions. You can call (617) 626-6800 to have a Request for a Waiver of Overpayment application mailed to you.You can apply for a waiver of overpayment at any time. Use this model communication to draft a notice to an employee regarding necessary actions to correct overpayment of the employee's salary. I suggest you put in a written letter and make the request for the overpayment. A sample form for an employee to agree to repayment of a wage overpayment error. 1. Explain how overpaid unemployment benefits were spent. Specify any large expenditures that occurred because you received these benefits (i.e. The salary overpayment resulted because . My company overpaid me for two years and is asking for the money back.