Unemployment Overpayment: I dropped the ball and now I'm lost
employment attorney Louisiana Aug 12, 2026
Location: Louisiana I lost my job in November of last year and filed unemployment. It took about a month for them to contact me about my case, during which they approved my unemployment. The total disbursement amount was $3300 over the course of 12-13 weeks. When that lapsed, I got a job a few weeks later. Last month, the office emailed me saying they overpaid me and I have to pay them back. I can admit, I didn't take it seriously enough but now I missed the appeal deadline and I have to start paying it back next month. I don't know what to do and I'm not sure I have any options because of the missed deadline. I uploaded all documents needed, including paystubs from that job and my previous job, my notice of separation, etc. I have os many other things going on and I just can't believe I dropped the ball on this. Any advice will be extremely helpful.
