How do I get unemployment to waive overpayment claim?

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In July 2012 I was fired from my state job for a falsified document. The truth is, I had a doctors appointment and filled out a leave of absence slip for a pre scheduled day off. Anyway, long story short, I didn't go to the doctors, and was caught by a supervisor from another shift. I looked for another job for two months with no luck. So, I claimed unemployment, and received it from September 2012, through August 2013. I just received a letter from the unemployment office saying the decision had been reversed, and I owe them over 16,000 dollars in overpayment! I know I need to file an appeal, but how do I get out of this? I didn't commit fraud in anyway, and I was fired while other people with the same charges kept their jobs in similar cases. I was a great employee in good standing at the time of my major mistake. What do I do? I have a full time job with good benefits, but I live check to check. I can't afford this. I live in Michigan, and wonder while they wait two years to reverse their decision?

Goldfly252000 · Answer

They aren't saying you committed fraud, they are saying they shouldn't have paid you the money. To be honest it sounds like they shouldn't have because the employer should have denied you and told them you were fired for cause(which you were). Doesn't matter whether other people did it or not, what matters is whether or not they could fire you for that. All you can do now is file an appeal with unemployment and explain things as far as not being able to afford it and not understanding why it took almost a year and a half for them to change their mind(might even be a mistake).

Anonymous · Answer

With grave difficult you committed fraud.

How do I get unemployment to waive overpayment claim?

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