Q. Is there a way to check this though?
A. Ask your employer.
The only time this happens is if you work for a school where the lines may blur between what is scholarship and what is wages. Even then, it's unusual for scholarships to be on your W-2 and even more unusual for them to be duplicated on both your W-2 and your 1098-T (box 5).
For non school employers, employer tuition assistance/reimbursement is not "scholarship". However when your employer sends the money directly to the school, the schools sometimes, mistakenly report it in box 5 of the 1098-T. It that's not clear, you'll have to ask the school. The first $5250of employer assistance is tax free and not included on your W-2. Anything above $5250 is include in box 1 of your W-2. There may or may not be a note in box 14 indicating that. Again, if it's not clear, ask your employer.
