What to do if I was told that my son would have free care at the child care I work for but just now found out that I have been charged for the last 1 1/2 months and no one told me?
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What to do if I was told that my son would have free care at the child care I work for but just now found out that I have been charged for the last 1 1/2 months and no one told me?
I didn’t pay for him at all last year. I would not have sent him there if I had know I would have had to pay for it. My boss said she meant to talk to me but forgot. Is this OK? Don’t they have to tell me before they charge me?
Asked on October 27, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Minnesota
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, they have to tell you before they charge you. An employer may change employee benefits, like free child care, more or less at will (as long as the employee does not have a contract guarantying the benefit, that is); however, the change is only effective once the employee is given notice of it. Until the employee is given notice, her benefits remain what they had been.
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