The insurance company paying me weekly benefits just told me that I was being overpaid and they want to get the overpayment back from me. Can they do this?

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The insurance company paying me weekly benefits just told me that I was being overpaid and they want to get the overpayment back from me. Can they do this?

Under the Workers' Comp law, M.G.L. 152, § 11D, Insurers may recoup overpayments, but can reduce weekly checks by no more than 30 percent. If no future payments are due, the insurer may start an action in superior court.

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