Can an employer place new requirements of education if the employee has already been hired?

[burdett]

To clarify, for example:

Employer 1 hires employee A. Employer 1 required certain education for the hire that employee A had completed already. A few years have passed and now employer 1 requires new "education" that employee A had supposedly completed. Employer 1 says that employee A must pay and provide for that education. Is this legal under California Labor law?

[sonny]

To clarify, for example:

Employer 1 hires employee A. Employer 1 required certain education for the hire that employee A had completed already. A few years have passed and now employer 1 requires new "education" that employee A had supposedly completed. Employer 1 says that employee A must pay and provide for that education. Is this legal under California Labor law?

No. They can't FORCE them to do it. They can, however, make it a condition of continued employment, and you're free to get another job.

[delrico]

probably not but if employer is willing to pay employee to learn the new requirements then its a different story here

[jan46]

yes, if you can quit for no reason, then they can fire you for no reason. If you do not get the education that they require for you to keep doing your job, you will have given them a reason to replace you with someone who has the necessary credentials.

But if the Employee A "had supposedly completed" the education, what's the problem? Maybe Employee A never had the necessary education in the first place and should never have been hired.