Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Relocation Reimbursement

I'm going to fill in a blank here and assume that you would have been obligated to repay the relocation package if all had gone as you expected, i.e., that it was a loan and not a signing bonus or the like.

So, what you're really asking is whether the changes in circumstances relieve you of your obligation to repay. This is then a matter of contract interpretation. The issue is whether continued employment on certain terms and with specified duties was an express or implied condition of your obligation to repay.

One cannot know the answer without reading the relocation-package contract, and probably any separate employment contract or written offer, if any.

While it's possible the employer would tie its hands by writing a relocation loan which was tied to your being employed in a specific capacity, more likely the loan would be forgiven only if the employer terminated you without your fault (if at all).

By the way, are you still employed by this employer? I see that your posting indicates that you are in Colorado at present. If you resigned, I'd say that further limits the likelihood you'd be eligible to escape a repayment obligation.

Re: Relocation Reimbursement

Your contract and written agreements /documents will help determine how you can get out of this with the least damage and move on. This may be negotiable with your alleged changed circumstances and failure to provide agreed job/benefits. Feel free to contact me to discuss.