KEYWORDS: Waiver of Indebtedness

DIGEST: Due to an administrative error, an employee’s salary was miscalculated, causing her to be overpaid. She was unaware she was being overpaid until she was notified in April 2018. Under 5 U.S.C. § 5584, the amounts she was overpaid before notification may be waived. However, the amounts she received after notification may not be waived because she did not acquire title to the excess amounts and has a duty to return them to the government.

CASE NO: 2019-WV-091302.2

DATE: January 11, 2021