The employer has attempted to change the contract after the fact.
If the employer's contract says that the employee must abide by all of Company X's policies or be terminated, then it doesn't matter what is added later on (I have experienced this). The contract is made to protect the employer.
Also, I wonder if OP's wife can pay legal fees to fight this company? Not many people can, and even if she can, the odds are against her. Most workers do not have the financial luxury to fight their employer, and most lawyers advise against it because it's far less damaging to just get fired.
I no longer work for them, but why would I fight it? Do you know how much legal fees cost? It would be tens of thousands of dollars to not win a court case. As I said earlier, most workers do not have the financial luxury to fight their employer, and most lawyers advise against it because it's unlikely the employee will win.
Every giant company in America has you sign legal paperwork to work for them. That paperwork is designed to protect the company. Most people don't read the fine print because they just want to work. So they say, "yes, company X, I will agree to work for you". Not realizing that they are also agreeing to the company's policies (whatever those may be).
The employer has attempted to change the contract after the fact.
That makes it a unilateral contract of adhesion, and changes the game.
Also, the employer cannot implement a policy that can harm the employee when that policy is based on fraud.
If the employer's contract says that the employee must abide by all of Company X's policies or be terminated, then it doesn't matter what is added later on (I have experienced this). The contract is made to protect the employer.
Also, I wonder if OP's wife can pay legal fees to fight this company? Not many people can, and even if she can, the odds are against her. Most workers do not have the financial luxury to fight their employer, and most lawyers advise against it because it's far less damaging to just get fired.
You didn't fight it. So, they won by default.
I no longer work for them, but why would I fight it? Do you know how much legal fees cost? It would be tens of thousands of dollars to not win a court case. As I said earlier, most workers do not have the financial luxury to fight their employer, and most lawyers advise against it because it's unlikely the employee will win.
Every giant company in America has you sign legal paperwork to work for them. That paperwork is designed to protect the company. Most people don't read the fine print because they just want to work. So they say, "yes, company X, I will agree to work for you". Not realizing that they are also agreeing to the company's policies (whatever those may be).