If my job was eliminated due to budget cuts and I received a discount on tuition, can I get it back?
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If my job was eliminated due to budget cuts and I received a discount on tuition, can I get it back?
As an employee of the school I received a discount on tuition for my daughter. Part of the “package” was that they would honor the discount until the end of the yr. The enrollment contract states no refunds but since I am no longer staff is the term of the contract voided? Part of the termination papers they want me to sign is that I won’t sue them, but I will take them to small claims if they don’t refund. Can they hold my severance pay they offer if I don’t sign?
Asked on August 25, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
There is no way to answer your questions in the abstract, since they depend on the terms of the enrollment contract and also the terms of 1) any employment contract or agreement; and 2) the terms of any agreement offering or providing severance. Contractual questions can onlh be answered in terms of the specific language of the contract(s). You should bring the contracts and any related paperwork (e.g. offer letters; email correspondence about the job; marketing materials about the school and its tuition; etc.) with you to an attorney to review.
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