PetSmart employees are suing the company on claims it's illegally saddling staffers with debt. Participants in "Grooming Academy" are required to pay back thousands in fees if they leave the company ...

PetSmart promises its groomers free training but forces them to pay it back if they leave the company before two years, a California lawsuit says. Screenshot from PetSmart Facebook page Screenshot ...

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office reached a settlement with PetSmart after some employees in Pennsylvania had to enter a repayment agreement for training that was advertised as free. The ...

Colorado is suing the pet care retailer PetSmart for allegedly “trapping” dog groomers in their jobs by having them sign contracts in which they agreed to pay thousands of dollars in training costs if ...

Recouping training costs is a complicated endeavor, but can occasionally be done. Employers must be careful to adhere to a few requirements to stay in legal bounds, however. First, the training should ...

PetSmart employees are suing the company on claims that the retailer's "free" grooming training program is, in fact, not so free after all. In a class-action lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of the ...