Is a company required to give you the original certificate of courses you took while employed with them?
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Is a company required to give you the original certificate of courses you took while employed with them?
Asked on February 22, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The answer likely depends on who paid for the courses. If you paid for them, then the certificates should belong to you. However, if the company paid for the training or provided it (e.g provided the trainer or the class), then the certificates may well belong to the company. If there was some agreement or mutual understanding to the contrary, however, that would control
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