My question involves employment and labor law for the state of: Michigan
Hello,
My sign-on bonus agreement that I signed with my employer says that the employer should pay me 100% of the bonus amount on or around 30 days post hire.
It also says that if I leave the company within 24 months, I would have to repay it back.
However, the employer did not pay it on or around 30 days post hire. I repeatedly questioned them about it, and the HR department did not seem to know why it was not paid. They asked me three times to re-sign the same sign-on bonus agreement and fax it over to different HR people. Finally they paid it 8 months after hire.
I quit the job after 12 months of hire. Now they are asking me to repay them the sign-on bonus? My question is - Is that agreement still valid as they did not keep their part of the deal in paying me "on or around 30 days post hire?" Do I need to repay this sign-on bonus to them?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.

