Using Personal Vehicle For Work Law California In Queens
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If using a personal phone for business purposes is not a condition of your employment, you may be able to refuse use. However, California law requires that employees be reimbursed by their employers for the work related use of personal cell phones.
Yes, an employer can legally ask/require an employee to use their own vehicle for their job.
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.
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.
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.
Under California law, travel time is considered work time if it occurs during an employee's regular work hours. For example, if an employee normally works from AM to PM and is required to travel from AM to PM, that travel time must be compensated as work time.
While all pays are taxable, most allowances are tax-exempt. The primary allowances for most individuals are BAS and BAH, which are tax-exempt. Conus COLA is one allowance that is taxable.
The Law: Employers Must Reimburse for Job-Related Mileage California Labor Code section 2802 requires employers to reimburse their employees for mileage they incur in the course of their employment.
Any portion of a car allowance that is in excess of the business miles driven multiplied by the IRS standard business mileage rate is taxable at the normal income rate for each employee. When is a car allowance taxable? A car allowance is taxable if it's not directly based on business miles driven.
