Ask HN: Quit my job. Company coming after me

Post by sriram_sun » Wed, Sep 17, 2014, 3:59 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #41

loumf wrote: post #7

IANAL, and this is my 2 cents. Get a good labor lawyer. 1. Did your sign-on bonus state that you had to stay a certain time to keep it. If not, don't give it back. They are hostile (and have already taken hostile actions) and haven't earned consideration. Any payment from you should come with them signing an onerous agreement. 2. If you have to give it back by contractual obligation, then pay the whole amount. You ge…

The boilerplate standard signing bonus is recoupable if the employee leaves within a year. You're right that he should make sure that's the case for his own bonus, but it's more likely than not that he has to return it.

Post by jaf656s » Wed, Sep 17, 2014, 5:37 PM UTC

sriram_sun wrote: post #42

tptacek wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The boilerplate standard signing bonus is recoupable if the employee leaves within a year. You're right that he should make sure that's the case for his own bonus, but it's more likely than not that he has to return it.

Yes. That was part of the contract. I do have to return it if I quit within a year

Post by loumf » Thu, Sep 18, 2014, 8:17 PM UTC

jotux wrote: post #32

loumf wrote: post #7

IANAL, and this is my 2 cents. Get a good labor lawyer. 1. Did your sign-on bonus state that you had to stay a certain time to keep it. If not, don't give it back. They are hostile (and have already taken hostile actions) and haven't earned consideration. Any payment from you should come with them signing an onerous agreement. 2. If you have to give it back by contractual obligation, then pay the whole amount. You ge…

>They are within their rights not to give you a good recommendation. In California, when it comes to past employee recommendations, employers are protected if a statements are based on "credible evidence and made without malice." So yes they can give a bad recommendation but if it's bad just because they're upset it could be considered defamation.