If my employer terminated my employment and wants reimbursement for college tuition, do I have to pay?
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If my employer terminated my employment and wants reimbursement for college tuition, do I have to pay?
My employer forced me to take the college courses as a condition of my employment. My employer refused to advance me from this position until I received a bachelor degree. Now a collector is calling me.
Asked on February 14, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
What were the terms under which the employer paid for your tuition? If the agreement *at that time* was that you would repay the tuition if you were terminated by the employer within a certain period of time (which, by the way, would be very unusual; typically, if the employee quits or resigns, he or she must repay, but not if he or she is fired), that agreement is enforceable and you'd have to repay. But the employer may not add or change terms or conditions after the fact, so if that was not something to which you'd agreed, you would seem to not be liable.
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