If my employer is requiring me take training for a new application we are installing and now I must sign a reimbursement commitment, is it legal if I leave within 2 years that I have to pay back the cost of training?

If my employer is requiring me take training for a new application we are installing and now I must sign a reimbursement commitment, is it legal if I leave within 2 years that I have to pay back the cost of training?

The training isn’t optional. I have already worked here for 3 years so this isn’t training to get a new job. what also rubbed me wrong is my boss joked about, “Maybe we should keep having you go to training every to years to kinda lock you in”. This was verbal, but felt wrong. Is this type of arrangement legal or what actions can take place?

Asked on February 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri

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