liked my job till now, any good lawers out there?....

I totally agree with both of you, but the whole reason I brought up the Eeoc compliance manual is that the government puts together a manual explaining the laws. Even if the law gets loosened up, it's good to know the bais laws. A lot better than knowing nothing and risk losing a good employee.

 

It sounds as these other guys have posted before that the owners wants you to cover the cost of opperating while they reap the rewards. You as a company driver shouldn't be held responsible for those cost.

I'd say forget about the lawyer, if they let you go ,take it to unemployment, you have a pretty solid case. And while your reaping you benefits, you can go and find another job.

I believe you do haft to be fired to collect though.

 

Having people damage company equipment is not an "operating cost". Its the driver not being able to do what he was hired to do that being to get freight delivered WITHOUT HITTING THINGS.

 

#### happens why do you think people pay for insurance. I guess you can expect some to try and pass the buck on to every one but themselves , he was an 11 year driver, I'm sure he was good an able to do his job.

And yes maintaning your equipment, buying the right equipment, and paying the cost for repairs are all cost of opperating.
If you can't cover those cost maybe you should try carpet cleaning. Mowing lawns or somthing.

 

So employers insurance should go up because the driver cant back into a dock without hitting things? No. Thats not what insurance is for.

 

Well it seems like guys like you want to play insurance games anyways, eighther get a guy that can do it, or pay up. I'm a company guy so I don't really don't care who pays or what the rate the insurance is, just don't try and make me pay it.

Can't neglect the fact the driver states he had the wrong equipment for the job as well. Sounds like they trying to fit blocks in circles. Lol.

 

If you cant drive the truck provided donttake the job. Simple as that

 

This whole issue has been covered thoroughly. For the last few posters who keep trying to hammer the employee driver, whom had a few minor scrapes in 11 years (it's normal)...you have mssed the point of the issue. Please stop clouding the issue, but try to focus.

The point is the employer was trying to shirk their responsibility, as owners, onto an employee, specifically against what is fair, ethical, or perhaps legal in some jurisdictions, by coercing him to sign a document requiring him to pay all costs from accidental damage to that employer's vehicle as a mandatory requirement to continue employment, and with no added pay to mitigate that elevated risk to himself.

Now, I have heard some employers requiring potential employees to sign a similar document, but it was limited to requiring the employee to pay the $1000 insurance deductible. I would not use that route, personally, but that employer had accepted a business plan that used low experience drivers, cheap pay, and high turn over. So, the property damages were a higher expense than normal.

 

Fine. Just make it nice and easy. Just fire him and hire someone who can back into a dock without hitting things. The employer giveshim a chance to keep his job and all you want to do is complain that the fact that HE damaged the equipment is everybodys fault but his. Just dont sign anything,get fired and be done with it.

 

[SUB][/SUB]Get some new equipment, fit for the job to. If I'm going to work there I'll need the proper tools to get the job done, that way I don't haft to go through all this drama.
Maybe the best thing would be to drop the local and pick up an otr account inwich the truck was made for.

Ohh but I forgot the ownerwould probably try and make the driver pay for the interstate permits and get the truck DOT compliable.