Is it legal for an employer to ask for your homeowners/renters insurance policy number?
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Is it legal for an employer to ask for your homeowners/renters insurance policy number?
I am checking-out a teacher laptop from my school for use over the summer
break. Each teacher is issued a laptop to use during the regular school year.
This is the first time the school district has asked teachers to provide a
homeowners/renters insurance policy number on the laptop check-out form.
Asked on June 24, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Yes, it is perfectly legal. First, there is nothing inherently illegal about asking about an insurance policy number, so there is no basic restriction or bar about doing this. Second, a school or any employer does not need to let employees "check out" laptops to use while on breaks or at home; since it is voluntary on the part of your school to do this, they can put any restrictions or conditions they like on letting you check the laptop out--such as providing proof that you have insurance that would pay or help pay for the laptop in the event of theft, loss, or damage.
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