Dylan Hollingsworth / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileWhen a Washington state beauty salon charged Simran Bal $1,900 for training after she quit, she was shocked.
The practice, which critics call Training Repayment Agreement Provisions, or TRAPs, is drawing scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers. 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.
TRAPs have been around in a small way since the late 1980s primarily in high-wage positions where workers received valuable training. But in recent years the agreements have become more widespread, said Loyola’s Harris. But, she said, the salon owner was slow to schedule the trainings, which would sometimes be postponed or cancelled. They were also not informative; Bal described them as “introductory level.” While waiting to complete the training, Bal worked at the front desk, which paid less.
OMG
Are corporations testing their legal boundaries? If Trump can get away with an insurrection than why can't they get away with whatever they want too?
Wow
This is abusive!
Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: nypost - 🏆 91. / 67 Read more »
Source: wjxt4 - 🏆 246. / 63 Read more »