Graduating from PetSmart’s Grooming Academy early last year should have been a proud day for animal lover BreAnn Scally. It also propelled her into a protracted battle with the pet retailer and its debt collectors. As a condition of entering the Grooming Academy, she had signed a so-called training repayment agreement provision, or TRAP. The dispute makes Scally one of the growing number of US workers finding themselves ensnared by TRAPs. Some hair salons, hospital chains, IT firms, and trucking companies require workers to sign the agreements as a condition of employment.

Source: New York Times August 05, 2022 02:09 UTC