Payment for Damage ?

Good,

Hopefully you were one of the few that read that pile of stuff !!!!

 

lol ya everything i'm not stuped just to sing

 

Check your state labor laws on that,..

In Wisconsin a "blanket" statement is not considered binding in a Court of Law,...Any payroll deductions for damage or faulty craftsmanship must be approved by the employee on a case by case basis,...

 

we are talking fault vs. not fault. If you total a truck through your own carelessness or stupidity, you should be held responsible for a portion of it, even if it's the deductible.

Wanna bet. Lawsuits aren't against the law, an employer can fire you on the spot then sue you in small claims court for damage to company equipment. Happens everyday. In fact, in most states, it's against the law to make an employee voluntarily pay for damage, however, the company can fire you and sue you or, in some cases, if it's legit, they can keep your final check. Hence, they've got you over a barrell, if they sue you and win, your also going to pay for their legal bills.

 

It can also depend on where the company is headquartered as well. I've seen times where the law in another state can trump a local law because of where the company is domicilied.

 

there are companies that do require you to meet a minimum MPG and a maximum amount of idle time, exceed that and you can be fired. It's someone else's company, if you don't like it, go someplace else.

 

This is a no-brainer. The driver does not have to pay for damage. Look at any other industry. Does a laborer who breaks a shovel have to buy a new one? Does a crane operator who flips a $1 million dollar crane over one its side have to buy a new one? What about a waitress who drops a plate and breaks it? A cook who burns an omelette and tosses it out and cooks another? A police officer crashes his cruiser during a high speed chase?

You see no other job requires the worker to pay back for damages. It's ludicrous that truck drivers would think it's OK to pay and argue like a hungry dog over a bone that it is OK. Drop the bone already and stop paying! Put things in the proper perspective!

 

ya.. but vermont is really diffrent then other states.. i lost a lawsuit about 8year ago for 2k over stuff that happend with a landlord. i still have not payed it. and seeing thay can't take it out of my paycheck the past landlord jsut gave up becuse i right out told him i was not paying him..

 

So I have relocated to a new state, and am looking for jobs. I pick up an application
thats reads.During your employment, you maybe held accountable for any damages, frieght losses,or costs, arsing from your negligence. I.E. running tires flat, damaging tarp system,accident of neglect or inattentive driving (I understand the last part).
Now I have driven for a long enough of a time to say I have done most of my learning
the hard way, but I try my utmost to be safe and professional.
Now what has me wondering is who and what defines negligence? Does favoratism play into this? Is human error gonna be factored into this?
The application just made me rethink about this place and how they think of there
employees.

 

you lost and he hasn't collected on it? apparently he's a wimp, either that or he's already attached your credit report and just kicking back waiting. If you owed me 2K for a lawsuit, I would have collected it by now, either through garnishment or similar means.