WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) sent letters to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Frontier Airlines, Smoothstack, HCA Healthcare, and CRST seeking information about the companies' use of coercive "stay-or-pay" contracts, including Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs), which can burden workers with substantial debt for leaving their jobs. These companies have faced multiple lawsuits challenging restrictive contract terms.
The letters build on Sen. Markey and Rep. Lee's previous oversight effort (https://summerlee.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-summer-lee-sen-ed-markey-lead-effort-demanding-answer...