Signing/relocation bonus question

[IrishTree]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? New York

When I was hired I was given a signing/relocation bonus, with the stipulation that if I quit or was fired within one year I would have to pay the bonus back. When I started the job, I was placed in a less desirable position within the firm than I was promised upon the date of hiring (unfortunately it was verbally, not in writing).

If I quit, must I still pay back the bonus?

 

[pattytx]

Well, that's what the agreement you signed said.

As an aside, why do they say they did not "place" you in the position for which you interviewed and accepted?

 

[cbg]

Probably. But only a lawyer in your state who has read the ENTIRE document can say for sure.

 

[IrishTree]

I was promised I would work in a particular group, but when I started, I was told to report to a different group. It is the same company, just a different job in a different group.

Thanks for the quick responses!

 

[BelizeBreeze]

I was promised I would work in a particular group, but when I started, I was told to report to a different group. It is the same company, just a different job in a different group.

Thanks for the quick responses!

then either put up with it until you don't have to pay them back or pa them back....easy huh?