What to do if my boss told me I’d have to drive a semi-truck over an interstate on which there had just been a major accident?
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What to do if my boss told me I’d have to drive a semi-truck over an interstate on which there had just been a major accident?
I refused to take this trip because of the road conditions. He continued to telling me that my job might be at stake if I continued to refuse. Now10 people died on this section of the highwa, over this weekend. Do I have any recourse?
Asked on December 31, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Oregon
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
No, you do not have any recourse. While there might have been somewhat higher danger than at other times, when you consider how many people drove over that section of highway (presumably thousands, if not tens of thousands) over that period of time with how few were killed, clearly, the level of danger was neither unreasonable nor imminent. In that case, if you refuse to take the trip, your employer would be justified in terminating you for cause (for refusing your employer's instructions), which would deny you unemployment compensation as well.
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