Title: If I earned a certification am I legally entitled to it?
Question:I was fired from a lifeguarding job last summer, and have been accepted by a new employer this summer. I need proof that I was certified before to show my new employer so I can start work. Otherwise I have to earn a whole new certification. I emailed my old employer a week ago asking if I could get my certificate. They said "We cannot give you your certificate. It's specifically for this facility". I kept asking if I could at least get a copy or even some information off of it and they said they could not do any of that. Now when they fired me I was never rude or an asshole when I left, I literally just left and never contacted them again until now. Even though they paid for it I earned this certification and signed the document, I feel that I have a right to have it. Am I right or wrong?

Edit: sorry new to posting hear, don't know the rules. So I live in New Jersey and the training is by Ellis.
Answer #1: Is it a national/state level certification, or something specific to them. "Bob's life guarding program" vs Red Cross.

Contact the certification body (Red Cross or whomever). They likely a copy on file if it was official.
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