Cherry on Harris on Unconscionability in Contracts for Worker Training

Over at Jotwell, Miriam Cherry has a post up about Jonathan Harris's very timely piece, Unconscionability in Contracting for Worker Training, 72 Ala. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming, 2021), available at SSRN).  

In the article, Harris (pictured) looks at various training schemes that purport to assist new workers or job applicants as they enter the work force or transition to new work.  Specifically, Harris discusses two new developments.  First, training repayment agreements (TRA), require  employees to reimburse the employer for outside trainings if the employee quits or is fired before a fixed period of time elapses.  Secondm Income Sharing Agreements (ISAs), which require a trainee to pay a percentage of future income in exchange for the ability to participate in a computer coding course or program.   The possibilities for exploitation are palpable.  Read more over at Jotwell, or download the article.  It's what all the cool kids are reading.