What are my rights regarding relocation expenses?
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What are my rights regarding relocation expenses?
I’ve been working with this company for last 4.5 years, 3 years in New Link Destination
ronto and 1.5 years in San Francisco. I’m a legal Canadian resident.I was relocated by the company to San Francisco from New Link Destination
ronto for work with the different department within the company. Company covered the moving expenses including flights and house hold stuff from New Link Destination
ronto to San Francisco. Now, I’m thinking of giving a notice from my current employment. Legally, is the company liable to pay for expenses to relocate back to New Link Destination
ronto?
Asked on June 1, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Do you have a contract or other written agreement regarding relocation expenses? If not, your employer is under no obligation to pay them. Additionally, this relocation is voluntary on your part, so your employer is not liable to cover your personal decisions (again at least without a prior agreement to do so). Generally most work relationships are "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of work much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Therefore, whether or not you get paid under the circumstances is solely a decision for your employer to make.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
No, the company would have NO obligation to pay for your relocation unless and only if there had been some written agreement that under these circumstances they would do so. Otherwise, your decision to quit and/or move is *your* decision: the company has no obligation to you for your personal decisions.
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