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Tuition repayment to employer

I am leaving my employer but may owe tuition repayment to them. My question is about the agreement that I signed and the verbage used. I owe $0 if I stay for 2 years; 25% is deducted for every 6 months after I graduated school. In essence, I am within the last 6 month period, so repayment is calculated at 25%. From the contract: ''If my employment with abc company is terminated for cause or voluntarily by me after [Date #3] but within six months thereafter (�Date #4�), I will repay to abc company 25% of the net amount of any payments made by abc company. My total bill is $70K, and they calculated I would have to repay 25% or $17,500. Is this correct or should I fight for the ''net'' amount that occured after two years have expired? E.g., I finished in 12/2006 and during that period between 9/06 and 12/06, my expenditures were $12,000. So, the net would be 12k not 70k. Make sense?


Asked on 9/23/08, 9:38 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

JOHN TATOIAN LAW OFFICE OF JOHN A. TATOIAN ESQ.*Licensed Only in Massachusetts

Re: Tuition repayment to employer

Sounds a bit shaky. I would need to examine all the relevant documentation in order to render a qualified opinion. Please feel free to call my office direct for a free intitial consult.;))

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Answered on 10/06/08, 2:07 pm
henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

: Tuition repayment to employer

It depends on the definition of net in your agreement, which is still unclear in what you said.

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Answered on 9/23/08, 10:52 pm
Christopher Vaughn-Martel Charles River Law Partners, LLC

Re: Tuition repayment to employer

I agree with Henry that it is unclear from your post how your agreement defines "net".

You may want to take a closer look, and perhaps schedule a consultation with an attorney, who can clarify the terms of the agreement before you confront your employer.

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Answered on 9/24/08, 10:42 am


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