As an aspiring 0L touring law school campuses, I experienced my first taste of what law school classes would be like. It was a sampler of sorts — our professor wanted to give us a down to earth look at the significance of Contract law. If a man were to propose to a woman but broke up with her before the wedding, who owned the ring? Unsurprisingly, the class broke down mostly along gender lines. Most of the men thought that the ring was his — his giving of the ring conditional on the future performance of a wedding. Most of the women thought that the ring was a gift — ownership transferred the moment he slid it on his bride-to-be’s finger.
This classic dilemma is back with a vengeance in employment law’s clothing.
When a Washington state beauty salon charged Simran Bal $1,900 for training after she quit, she was shocked….Bal’s story mirrors that of dozens of people and advocates in healthcare, trucking, retail and other industries who complained recently to U.S. regulators that some companies charge employees who quit large sums of money for training.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has begun reviewing the practice, while the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have received complaints about it. The use of training agreements is growing even though unemployment is low, which presumably gives workers more power, said Jonathan Harris who teaches at the Loyola Law School Los Angeles. “Employers are looking for ways to keep their workers from quitting...
Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V Anbukkumar on Thursday night ordered election officials to initiate legal proceedings against people who knowingly submit false claims or objections regarding ch...