<prompt> Human: So this post isnt for myself, its actually for my girlfriend and hopefully this is the correct place to post this. Basically whats happening is she works for an insurance company and the payroll department claims that they paid her for days that they shouldnt have so theyre going to dock her checks. But opposed to taking out partial amounts they plan on taking full amounts to the sum of 2000 which equates to two pay periods. The payroll folks arent responding to emails and Ive never heard of a situation like this before. Any help would be appreciated on how to handle this and even if this is legal to begin with.  <response>: First things first: remove her employers name unless you want the very real chance of her being terminated. Second: rlegaladvice is a good resource for this.Third: if they were legitimately overpaying her, they have a right to the money in most situations. Theres a lot of factors in this - was she actually being overpaid? Finally, despite their right to the money, they may not be able to withhold the pay from her check, depending on what state youre in. 