What can I do if my past employer will not send me my Continuing Education Certificates or give me information where I can reprint those certifications for my license?
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What can I do if my past employer will not send me my Continuing Education Certificates or give me information where I can reprint those certifications for my license?
Asked on February 1, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
You don't really have any good options. For example, this is not covered by any of the wage and hour laws, so the labor dept. would most likely not be able to help you. You can sue the past employer for a court order requiring them to turn these over to you IF the continuing education was done by the employer itself--but this lawsuit would have to be in regular county court, which means a larger filing fee and either it will proceed slowly or you would have to go to the considerable additional complexity of fiing it as an "emergent" matter. If the continuing ed was done by some other provider and your employer just happens to have copies of the certificates, they don't have an obligation to turn them over to you--you need to get them from the provider. In the end, it may be fastest and easiest to redo the continuing education.
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