Under Minnesota law, there is no waiver of overpayments on unemployment insurance. (a) Any method undertaken to recover an overpayment of unemployment benefits, including any penalties and interest, is not an election of a method of recovery.The court may order that all or part of an overpayment is exempt from recovery. The county must follow the court order. Learn more about unemployment overpayment and bankruptcy and see how you can stop DEED taking your money. For former clients, send a letter requesting repayment and try to arrange a repayment agreement. I received unemployment benefits from April to May and then stopped as soon as I got more hours at work.