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  • 09-15-2016, 12:52 PM
    Fortyinphoenix
    Does Your Employer Have to Reimburse You for Service on a Company Vehicle
    My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: CA

    Long time employee of construction trade, sheet metal...15 years. Have a company work truck that is falling apart and hasn't been serviced in years. One morning it wouldn't start and boss told me to have co-worker jump it, one month ago. This morning truck would not start again, had cables but was boxed in and couldn't pull my own car up to jump it. Called boss. He said 'Its up to you" and that was it. Company has no roadside in our work fleet. I called my own company, and it would cost me $44.00. Told my boss and he replied, via text:
    'I'm leaving it up to you"
    Meanwhile I am missing time and money because I am not billing to a specific job. I had my own roadside come out because I was losing money and work. Boss is not going to pay for it after I submitted the receipts. I don't know what my recourse is here.

    There is a lot more to what this employer does, but if anyone is interested we can talk about those issues later.

    Thanks community!
  • 09-15-2016, 01:20 PM
    llworking
    Re: Boss Will Not Reimburse for Vehicle Failures on Company Work Truck
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    My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: CA

    Long time employee of construction trade, sheet metal...15 years. Have a company work truck that is falling apart and hasn't been serviced in years. One morning it wouldn't start and boss told me to have co-worker jump it, one month ago. This morning truck would not start again, had cables but was boxed in and couldn't pull my own car up to jump it. Called boss. He said 'Its up to you" and that was it. Company has no roadside in our work fleet. I called my own company, and it would cost me $44.00. Told my boss and he replied, via text:
    'I'm leaving it up to you"
    Meanwhile I am missing time and money because I am not billing to a specific job. I had my own roadside come out because I was losing money and work. Boss is not going to pay for it after I submitted the receipts. I don't know what my recourse is here.

    There is a lot more to what this employer does, but if anyone is interested we can talk about those issues later.

    Thanks community!

    It sounds like its time to find a new job.
  • 09-15-2016, 02:06 PM
    L-1
    Re: Boss Will Not Reimburse for Vehicle Failures on Company Work Truck
    Section 2802(a) of the California Labor Code provides that:

    An employer shall indemnify his or her employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct consequence of the discharge of his or her duties, or of his or her obedience to the directions of the employer, even though unlawful, unless the employee, at the time of obeying the directions, believed them to be unlawful.

    You can file a claim with the California Department of Industrial Relations for non-reimbursed business expenses http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/howtofilewageclaim.htm but as ilworking said, it sounds like time to find a new employer.
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