Legal Question in Civil Litigation in South Carolina

I refuse to repay my former employer for tuition reimbursement...

I did sign a form that stated I would repay tuition money reimbursed to me if I left the company (voluntarily) before a certain period of time. I resigned my position at the company before that time, but I do not feel that I should be asked to repay the ~$5000 they claim I owe them. I was verbally made false promises about promotion opportunities that did not exist. I was refused promotion for jobs that I qualified for (and they ultimately hired from the outside). There were jobs filled from the outside that I qualified for but were not even posted internally (contrary to std. company practice). These reasons in addition to the terrible morale at the company influenced my decision to seek employment elsewhere - without intention of repaying that money. Given the relatively ''small'' amount involved, what is the likelihood a $90M/yr company will pursue legal recourse? If they did pursue this (I assume small claims would be their only option), what is the likelihood of the judge taking my side against the company?


Asked on 6/04/04, 12:28 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jim Griffin The Law Office of James L. Griffin

Re: I refuse to repay my former employer for tuition reimbursement...

The promotion promises and opportunities are separate issues from your contractual obligation to repay. Same with the morale issues. I would guess that the chances that a 90M/yr company would pursue legal recourse are about 100 %. The amount exceeds small claims amounts and will likely end up in district court. The likelihood of a judge taking your side are about nil.

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Answered on 6/04/04, 1:35 pm


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