Does an employee have to pay the legal fees if a grievance was filed against the employee
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Does an employee have to pay the legal fees if a grievance was filed against the employee
An employee charged another employee with several things – spending company money
on extravagant lunches for a few employees, retaliation against those he did not
like All allegations were proved to be false.
Asked on April 14, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, North Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
In our legal system, whoever hires an attorney pays for the lawyer unless there is some contract to the contrary, which has the other party pay. So if the employer hires an attorney, the employer pays for the lawyer; if an employee hires one, he or she pays for it.
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