Company is requiring us to pay back money for training if we quit within a year

[mitgr5200@yahoo]

What is the name of your state? Michigan

The company has provided and paid for an outside company to train employees on a new computer system necessary for us to do our job. This training was done at work, during work hours and we were paid while we trained. We had to sign a paper saying that if we left the company within a year ,we agree to pay them back $1300 for the training. The same form stated that we agree that they would take the money out of our last paycheck if we quit. Is this legal, and/or enforcable?What is the name of your state?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Michigan

The company has provided and paid for an outside company to train employees on a new computer system necessary for us to do our job. This training was done at work, during work hours and we were paid while we trained. We had to sign a paper saying that if we left the company within a year ,we agree to pay them back $1300 for the training. The same form stated that we agree that they would take the money out of our last paycheck if we quit. Is this legal, and/or enforcable?What is the name of your state?

**A: what did the DOL say when you asked?

 

[mitgr5200@yahoo]

Training payback

What is the DOL ?

 

[JETX]

We had to sign a paper saying that if we left the company within a year ,we agree to pay them back $1300 for the training. The same form stated that we agree that they would take the money out of our last paycheck if we quit. Is this legal, and/or enforcable?

Of course, we can't tell you whether the form is legal or not... without seeing it. HOWEVER, based on your post, the employer did get your written permission to deduct if you leave..... so that part of the 'deal' is likely valid.... and enforceable.

 

[mitgr5200@yahoo]

signing payback for training at work

we were made to sign it, does that make a differance?

 

[JETX]

we were made to sign it, does that make a differance?

Unless a gun was aimed at your head at the time, no.
You had the choice of agreeing to their offered terms... or likely to pursue other employment opportunity's.
You chose to agree.

 

[mitgr5200@yahoo]

is it a lawyer answering these?

meaning no disrespect, but how does one know if it is a lawyer writing the answer, or if it is just a regular poster?

 

[justalayman]

meaning no disrespect, but how does one know if it is a lawyer writing the answer, or if it is just a regular poster?

Those other 2 guys that gave you answers ARE indeed lawyers.

BTW: DOL= department of labor

 

[mlane58]

Michigan Labor and Economic states that any deduction required by law (i.e. taxes, friend of the court payments) and union dues. All other deductions require the employer to get your signed authorization before the deduction is made. The employer is required to itemize deductions on your pay stub. Since you have signed a document allowing your employer to deduct any monies for training if you leave within a year after your training, I would say that everything was done legally.

 

[Gadfly]

You should be aware that this is a common practice in many companies.

 

[mitgr5200@yahoo]

I know it is common, just had heard that it was unenforceable. Normally though, they make you sign that you owe money, but they didn't used to make you sign that you authorized them to take it from your check.

 

[cbg]

Whether it is or is not enforceable depends on the EXACT terms of the agreement and, to a certain extent, state law. You should assume in signing anything that it is enforceable until proven otherwise.