Long story short, my former employer overpaid me on my last check and neither of us noticed. I get a message saying that it's happened and that they would like me to pay them back. I didn't have the full amount and that's on me. I told them to send me a breakdown verifying all of this and that I would be happy to work with installments. This was last week. I check my bank tonight after not having received any breakdowns from them and I'm over-drafted and the amount specified is what's been taken out.
Is this even possible? I understand they had my routing number for deposits but I didn't think they could withdraw without my permission. And, we were in the middle of a dialogue. I'm just frustrated and would like to know any option for recourse. Can I tell my bank that was unauthorized? Will they do anything? Should I report this to my state's Department of Labor?