Aligned telehealth wants $15,000 for credentialling

[the5thelement]

I signed a contract after seeing a job ad on indeed.com. It was outpatient work for $140/hr. There was a clause as follows:
"
Credentialing Fees: If this Agreement is Terminated prior to the one-year anniversary
of the Execution Date, Contractor shall be liable to reimburse Corporation $15,000."
This was earlier this year, now many months later, credentialing still hasn't been completed. I got tired of waiting and have a good offer from another place
. Do I have to pay this credentialing fees?

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[NickNaylor]

Sounds like a great question for a healthcare employment attorney.

 

[TexasPhysician]

I’d recommend an attorney, but my non-attorney understanding is that you will be liable for $15k.

 

[Orgone]

This thread almost made me cry.

If it were me that got myself into this, I would go to the highest paying locums job in the dingiest rust belt hellhole corner of the USA, and every morning until I earned post tax 15k I would look myself in the mirror and say "this is why you read the contract and negotiate".

 

[wolfvgang22]

I signed a contract after seeing a job ad on indeed.com. It was outpatient work for $140/hr. There was a clause as follows:
"
Credentialing Fees: If this Agreement is Terminated prior to the one-year anniversary
of the Execution Date, Contractor shall be liable to reimburse Corporation $15,000."
This was earlier this year, now many months later, credentialing still hasn't been completed. I got tired of waiting and have a good offer from another place
. Do I have to pay this credentialing fees?

Since you signed several months ago, and they still haven't credentialed you, you can probably just wait them out.

 

[Indodo]

Yes you should have read the contract. I guess you could get an attorney but...some things first

Credentialing is not binary. So are you in contract with 0 companies, 1,2,3 ??
What state are you in? Different states have different laws about employment. Google them.
Are they giving you work at 140/hr? If not, this may help your case. What does your contract say about that?