Am I supposed to get paid for this or no?

AZ labor dept should be who you ask

 

Typically no, but it varies by state. As stated, check with your state labor board.

 

Personally, I would not expect to get paid if that happened to me. I wouldn't like wasting my time, riding on the bus, etc anymore than you like it.

 

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I'm curious as to why you were not qualified.

 

Yep! This generally happens when an applicant has not fully complied with the request for all information. Just yesterday I was speaking to another person and referenced them back to part 391. @brian991219 Over the past several years I have spoken to safety critters in several large carriers about how heavy-handed the FMCSA is when it comes to subpart C of Part 391. They are serious about the information required.

Over the past several years I have spoken about databases. One such database that gets more applicants' job offers rescinded is the CLUE insurance database. I am still shocked that people forget these databases exist. People get all hyped up about HireRight! HireRight is just one of many databases that track people.

If this person was sent home with no job offer then they either failed to disclose something, or there was a problem of some sort that needs to be worked out. Since the OP said the message was not qualified, I can only imagine it was the former.

As to the being paid? Every state has its own rules! What Ohio does may not be the same as Georgia or Texas.

 

No, you are not an employee. You went through the hiring process, but you were not hired. The company can reject you without any reason, they do not owe you a reason.

 

Exactly. They wouldn’t have spent the money to bring him up there. Failed drug test? Lied about job history? Something is definitely being left out.

 

It sucks not getting paid, but I'd be more concerned with why they decided you weren't qualified. Unless it was something you did, or didn't do, at orientation, it will probably come up again with another employer.

As a side note, this is a perfect example of why drivers WHO CAN should avoid companies that make you ride the bus and/or share hotel rooms. Setting aside the fact that they're basically calling you trash, they're also telling you that they're trying to minimize costs, possibly because they plan on cutting a bunch of drivers. If I'm going to invest a week of my time, travel there, as well as risk being sent home with no job or paycheck, I want them to have some skin in the game too.