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From: stiber@ucla-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Is this company breaking the law with it's employees?
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Date: Sun, 26-Jan-86 21:44:35 EST
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     First of all, I find these allegations hard to believe.  Assuming
they are true, here's my opinion (based on some recent job-hunting,
and a business law class).

     The most important point is that your friend doesn't owe the
company a cent.  The courts ruled a long time ago that companies can't
collect on training costs, in most cases.  And, anyway, the company
would have to sue your friend, and that would certainly cost more than
$9000.

     As far as the verbal agreement between the recruiter and your
friend is concerned, anything said is superceded by the written
contract that he signed.  However, if all applicant were lied to, and
this can be proven, then the employees might have a fraud case.

     Finally, just who is this company?  Was this all just made up?
From your hints, one might assume that the company is EDS.  If this is
not true, it would be better to say so.  To me, it sounds like you are
describing the Moonies.

     Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, a law student, or in any other way
associated with the law.  Etc., etc.