{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-725.542","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 725.542","heading":"When waiver of adjustment or recovery may be applied.","body":"There shall be no adjustment or recovery of an overpayment in any case where an incorrect payment has been made with respect to an individual:\n(a) Who is without fault, and where\n(b) Adjustment or recovery would either:\n(1) Defeat the purpose of title IV of the Act, or\n(2) Be against equity and good conscience.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED","PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart H—Payment of Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"c8f54a81e3d3864e046f9bc21c67a0418b040271a35ae1a97010b4e645517dae","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-725.541","next":"us/20-cfr-725.543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}