Is it legal to require an employee to drive their own car to an outside office out of town.
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Is it legal to require an employee to drive their own car to an outside office out of town.
We go to our home office for an hour or two and then leave and come back around
3 or 4. The outside offices are about 40 to 60 miles away. They do pay 52 cents
per mile for gas. This is a new situation and we did not travel when hired and travel
is not something that is in my job discription.
Asked on July 7, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Most employment is "at will", which means that a company can set/change the conditions of employment much as it sees fit. This includes having employees drive their own vehicle to an out of town office. This is true so long as this action does not constitute some form of legally actionable discrimination (which it does not) or it breaches the term of any applicable union agreement or employment contract (which you did not mention). Consequently, you will either have to comply with this mandate, complain and risk termination, or quit.
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