Is it legal for a company to force an ex-employee to keep services they no longer want just because they no longer work for them?
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Is it legal for a company to force an ex-employee to keep services they no longer want just because they no longer work for them?
i was an employee for dish network and they told us it was mandatory to have dish at our home while we worked there but we could cancel anytime we wanted. I have recently been laid off and want to cancel the dish so I can get something more affordable but now they say im under contract to stay with them for 2 years or pay $400 to cancel since I am no longer an employee even though I didn’t sign anything. Is it legal for them to do this?
Asked on August 7, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you did not sign an agreement for the use of the network at your home and such was provided to you as part of your employment, you are not obligated to pay for the service under it if you no longer want it. It would be improper under the circumstances for your former employer to bill you for the use if the network if you no longer want it.
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