§725.542. When waiver of adjustment or recovery may be applied.
20 C.F.R. § 725.542
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:
Who is without fault, and where
Adjustment or recovery would either—
Defeat the purpose of title IV of the Act, or
Be against equity and good conscience.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990); Pub. L. 114-74 at sec. 701; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174; 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 902(f), 921, 932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 405; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
Source
Source: 65 FR 80054, Dec. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.