PetSmart touts its program training people how to groom animals as free, but enrollees contend it mostly involves on-the-job training and leads to thousands of dollars of debt if they don't stick out ...

BreAnn Scally started working at PetSmart because she thought it would help her build the skills she needed to one day open an animal rescue, her childhood dream. Growing up, she used to spend her ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DENVER (KDVR) — PetSmart has agreed to pay a $225,000 settlement to the state of Colorado after a lawsuit alleged that the company misled employees about its supposed “free” and “paid” training ...

PHOENIX, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Even after extra time together during quarantine, how well do you really know your dog? Do they seem stuck in a rut and bored, or overstimulated and hyperactive ...