Serious Concerns Regarding Privacy Violations at Melton truck lines Lines

I know what you’re saying but his cellphone and wallet were still in his truck.
Strange deal. There’s a 35 year old guy in my area that disappeared around the same time. No sign of him either.

 

Well, that’s very commendable. Sticking a camera in anyone’s face is wrong. If you don’t understand that, not sure you’d understand anything else anyone explains on here.

 

In what state is that true? Nowhere I've ever lived. Usually you only get blocked from unemployment if you voluntarily quit.

 

That's how it is in MD and PA. Do your own research for other states. I bet the states lived in had similar verbiage as well.

 

You said they have to have been let go through no fault of their own. I checked and you are partly correct. The actual language in the Pennsylvania Unemployment Handbook is "willful misconduct". That's a significant difference and I don't think failure to check your mirrors every fifteen seconds would qualify. Though I have to admit I can see a trucking company trying to say it does.

Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Handbook

 

In Nebraska it is worded that you have to lose your job through no fault of your own. And being terminated for misconduct disqualifies you. Now there are three levels of misconduct in Nebraska, and I’m sure you could draw out a fight to try and get some money, but it could also be a big waste of time and you would’ve been better off finding a new job.

 

I see that wording. Misconduct doesn't necessarily disqualify you for unemployment benefits though. For what NE calls "ordinary misconduct" the following applies:

Handbook for unemployed workers

If a person is discharged from a job for misconduct, a disqualification is assessed for the week of the discharge plus
14 weeks, as determined by the Nebraska Department of Labor. In cases of misconduct, the burden of proof is on the
employer. The employer must prove that an employee was discharged for acts or omissions that 1) damaged the employer’s
interest in relation to the employment; 2) the employee knew or reasonably should have known were contrary
to the employer’s interests; and 3) were willful or within the employee’s control. Maximum benefits payable may also
be reduced when a disqualification is assessed. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.10(1)

I don't think camera violations damage the employer's interest, though that wording is really vague (i.e. lawyer bait). And I agree it isn't likely to be worth pursuing.

 

The jist is you can't lose your job from any fault of your own. If your employer uses the Smith system (check a mirror every 5-8 seconds) and they train you on it then you fail to follow it they can fire you over it and you won't win your claim.

 

If thier rules or policy is not in violation of or contrary to any law.
With that said you would be very surprised at how many company rules and policies are not going to stand up when put to the test.
Problem is most people say I was denied unemployment and never go for an appeal on the appropriate grounds.

 

Trucks have curtains.