Key legal question
Whether the employee had a direct right to request refund of allegedly overpaid AHV contributions from the compensation office.
Extracted holding
Yes. In AHV, the employee may directly claim refund of unlawfully paid contributions from the compensation office.
Extracted reasoning
Although the employer generally pays and accounts for paritary contributions, the employee remains the insured person; the refund rules of Art. 41 AHVV and Art. 25(3) ATSG allow a direct claim against the compensation office.