Training repayment agreement provisions (TRAPs),are a new form of “stay-or-pay” contract that indebts employees to their bosses. Often inserted into contracts without workers’ knowledge, these restrictive labor covenants turn employer-sponsored job training and education programs into conditional loans that must be paid back — sometimes at a premium — if employees leave before a set date.
Employers argue that these clauses are a way to recoup their investment in employees who decide to leave the company prematurely. But these contracts have come under fire from labor groups and regulators. Oftentimes, the amount of debt demanded under TRAP contracts — which can be upward of $50,000 — is far higher than the employer’s training costs.
SLAVERY, WITH EXTRA STEPS.
It’s not that people aren’t smart enough to realize it’s illegal, they’re intentionally not being educated on the subject and don’t have the resources to find out on their own.
These are low wage, overworked positions. They likely don’t have the free time to casually learn about employment laws, and don’t have support systems who would be able to help.
They’re being bullied into staying in terrible jobs with no way of knowing that it’s illegal.
The only people who are responsible for this are parents and if you parents are not educated, then you have to do it yourself when you have sufficient mental capacity.
That’s just how the world works. Expecting regime funded schools to educate you how to fight the regime is naive.
The issue here is that the poor and uneducated have faith in the system. Education needs to start there. Ocne you realize who your enemy is, it is easier to figure how to fight them.
This comment also underestimates the mlint of bootlicking happening among certain groups too.