Using Personal Vehicle For Work Law California In Pennsylvania
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Yes, your employer can require you to use your own vehicle, but they have to reimburse you for all costs associated with travel, from tolls to mileage, to increased insurance. Since your employer is only paying mileage one-way, they may (probably are) violating Labor Code section 2802.
Driving a personal auto in lieu of a company-owned vehicle may seem to minimize an employer's liability, but companies can be held partially liable for damages in the event of an accident, and if an insurer discovers the individual was driving for business, it may take action against the employer for subrogation ...
Since it is your car, unless it is written in your employment contract, they do not legally have the right to. They could possibly terminate your employment should you refuse to. Check your contract/employee handbook.
Since it is your car, unless it is written in your employment contract, they do not legally have the right to. They could possibly terminate your employment should you refuse to. Check your contract/employee handbook.
Personal Vehicles California employers may have limited rights to search an employee's personal vehicle if it is parked on company property. However, this must be done cautiously, and policies regarding vehicle searches should be clearly communicated to employees.
No driver of a vehicle shall operate, or permit the operation of, any sound amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle from 50 or more feet when the vehicle is being operated upon a highway, unless that system is being operated to request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation.
Company-Owned Vehicle: If you drive a vehicle provided by your employer, they may reserve the right to search it, especially if the vehicle is used for company business. Employers often justify searches to ensure that company property is being used appropriately or to investigate potential misconduct.
The answer is, generally, yes. Assuming there is no collective bargaining agreement or other contract that speaks directly or indirectly to such conduct, no employee of a private business in Pennsylvania has any particular legal protection against an employer's effort to search the employee or his possessions.
Employers may search company vehicles like any other company property. You have no expectation of privacy in a company vehicle. Your personal vehicle is a different matter. Your employer must have probable cause to search inside your car, like your personal bag or purse.
A private (non-government) employer has no legal right to search you or your car against your will. However, if you are an employee at will (and most non-union employees in the US are) your employer may condition your employment on you agreeing to submit to such searches.
