Can a company demand monetary compensation for having to hire another worker when you quit a job?

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Can a company demand monetary compensation for having to hire another worker when you quit a job?

Asked on July 19, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, California

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 8 years ago | Contributor

They cannot do this in the absence of special circumstances (or rather: they can always *ask*, but will not legally be able to make you pay unless one of the following circumstances exists):

1) There was a written agreement between requiring you to pay some amount if you quit (e.g. to repay hiring or training costs spent on you) and the circumstances under which you'd have to pay apply--check any written contract with your employer to see if this is the case, but you most likely do not even have a written employment agreement.

2) You lied to them about your intentions in taking the job, and so essentially committed fraud--e.g. you indicated that you were interested in the job when really, all you wanted was for them to sponsor you for immigration or pay to relocate you or the like, and you quit as soon as they did that for you.

In the absence of a written agreement or fraud, they should not have any grounds to compel you to pay.


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