AUTHORITY: Implementing section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (926 USC 132(f)), Section 405-110 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 405/405-110], Section 30c of the State Finance Act [30 ILCS 105/30c], and Sections 3 and 9 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 [5 ILCS 375/3 and 9] and authorized by Section 5-625 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 5/5-625].DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
a) Participants are responsible for notifying their GIR of any payroll deduction errors.
b) In the event a deduction is missed or an incorrect amount is deducted because of payroll or other processing errors, the error must be corrected on the payroll immediately following the discovery of the error.
c) If the correction of the error causes an economic hardship for the participant, funds sufficient to correct the error will be deducted from the participant's paycheck over the two months immediately following the discovery of the error.
d) If the error is unable to be corrected on payroll and the participant's account does not contain funds sufficient to cover the costs of participation in the Plan, the participant will be asked to refund to the Department any amount owed.
e) If the participant refuses, the Department will request the Comptroller to withhold the required amount from the participant's next available paycheck pursuant to 74 Ill. Adm. Code 285.
f) If the error is unable to be corrected on payroll and the participant's account contains funds in excess of those necessary to participate in the Plan, the Plan Administrator will refund the participant any excess amount.