Notify Employee: The Agency must immediately notify the employee, in writing, of the amount overpaid and the method of recovery. Deductions for overpayments are limited to 12.5 percent of the gross wages.(provided the deduction does not reduce wages below the minimum wage rate). Instructions: A separate listing is published for each subject identification code. Should you have any questions, comments or problems please direct them to the Employee. In the Create Request form choose Refund Request or Advance Aid under Request type. Complete the required fields and hit Submit. The salary overpayment resulted because . Deductions for Overpayments: Employers can recover overpayments from an employee's salary if the overpayment was the result of mathematical or clerical errors.