NN. Repayment Obligations
"It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot easily
dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities."
Josiah Charles Stamp
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i. Am I Obligated IF . . .
- QA 1: “If I’m ‘at will’ and therefore can leave my job whenever I want to, what effect does that have on an agreement I signed that I would repay monies if I left before 12 months?”
- QA 2: “If an employee has a Master’s Degree paid for by an employer, based on the employee’s promise to stay three years, or repay the $30,000, what happens if the employee is laid off?”
- QA 3: “Must I repay a ‘Sign On’ bonus if I am fired on trumped up charges?”
- QA 4: “Can a resignation be made effective on a later date that avoids a repayment obligation?”
- QA 5: “Can I be forced to repay commissions I never received?”
- QA 6: “If my employer aborts my relocation, do I still have to reimburse it if I leave?”
ii. Wording and Meaning
- QA 1: “Can a relocation repayment obligation last forever, if the words suggest that?”
- QA 2: “Is sign-on bonus repayment to an employer ‘before taxes’ or ‘after taxes’?”
- QA 3: “Can vague words in an offer letter create a repayment promise?”
- QA 4: “Does a repayment obligation in an employment contract become invalid if there is no ‘survival clause?’”
iii. Employer Holdback’s
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