Mandating a financial penalty if a contract is broken, as in Vidal’s case, has a long history in contract law, but it is relatively new in employment contracts. A typical stay-or-pay clause is called a training-repayment-agreement provision (TRAP), which stipulates that the cost of on-the-job training will be borne by the employee. Nevertheless, Harris says, it’s hard to know how many workers are subject to these contracts, because employment contracts are often private. She had to wait tables for a while but eventually got an offer with Ameriflight, a Texas-based cargo carrier. and FedEx have routes around the country, they still rely on smaller carriers to fly the connecting routes from, say, Lansing to Detroit.

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Persons: “, ” Seligman, ”, Jonathan Harris, Harris, — Harris, Kate Fredericks, Fredericks Organizations: U.S ., Appeals, First Circuit, National Employment, Private, Loyola Marymount, Ameriflight, FedEx Locations: Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Texas, Lansing, Detroit, Puerto Rico