> 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

> 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. Just don't pay it. Let them take you to small claims over an unpaid bill and then show up and say you can't afford it. Or just don't show up and let them flounder over the bill. This is just simple intimidation. "Job training" is not the same as signing an agreement for say being put through school or get certifications. In those cases, there's sometimes significant monetary value added to the employees total comp (in the form of those certification payments). So many times an employee will sign an N year work agreement w/ repayment clause because they dont plan on leaving anyway. I signed one of these for the same reason a few jobs ago. Got some stuff paid for, they laid me off and I walked with what I bought for free. Always make sure that you red line any agreement and always get a termination clause written in. If they're unwilling to put one in, you are being scammed. In this case initial job training is a "cost of doing business". There's no justification for such a fee. Imagine having the balls to charge a McD's worker $3000 for learning to flip a patty. It's not brain surgery.