Legal Opinion
National Training Fund for the Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Industry v. Maddux
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 16, 1990No. Civ. A. H-89-3129PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON REIMBURSEMENT
HUGHES, District Judge.
1. Introduction.
The National Training Fund for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Industry and the Houston Area Sheet Metal Joint Apprenticeship Committee have sued Zane Maddux to recover the cost of his training. Maddux went to work for a noncontributing employer, and under the training contract’s work-or-pay term, he owes the Funds. The worker complains that it is against public policy to require him either to work for a company that paid for his education or to repay the cost of his training himself. Maddux must pay.
2. Background.
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- United States v. Wesley Henry Barry, Jr., M.D.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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