<prompt> Human: This is happening to my wife. Her work has overpaid her about 4,500 over the span of three pay periods she gets paid bi-weekly and now wants the overpaid amount recouped.A little background, my wifes work pays her on a per billable basis meaning she gets paid for the hours she bills out. She recently went on maternity leave and prior to her leaving, the company agreed to pay her on a salary basis for a month so she could rebuild her client base back upon returning from maternity leave. I wasnt sure how much she would be getting paid when she returned to work which is why I didnt question her paycheck when she returned to work and took the bump in her pay without question.They gave us two options:1 Pay back the full amount owed all at once which is what they want.2 Pay back the amount owed by taking out the money from her check each pay period. They said they would take half of her paycheck until it is all recouped.They are asking for the gross difference repaid but I assume they will be taking half of the net amount back less taxes etc. Is this the correct way to recoup money on their part if that is the option we go with?What are our other options? Are we legally mandatory to pay back the overpaid amount? If so, are their any other options we have on repaying the amount? This is in Oklahoma if that makes a difference. Thank you in advance!Edit: Thank you guys for your quick replies! I have contacted my wife to have her company recoup the money owed through payroll deductions at the gross amount paid. For some of you that think I was trying to get away with being overpaid. As I stated in my original post, the company agreed to pay my wife a salary when she returned from maternity leave vs per billable hour as she was getting paid before maternity so I was not aware of how much her paycheck should be but they did say it would be more than normal. Plus one thing I failed to mention was with the new fed tax rates her pay would increase regardless of being paid salary or per billable hour baby was born Dec 2017 so first pay check was the salary amount plus lower tax rate.Anywho, thanks again for the advice and have a great day!  <response>: Yes, you pay it back, its not yours.If you dont, they can escalate this a lot of ways, including suing you. 