Re: gas mileage reimbursement laws (california)

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On 5/28/07, sharwinston wrote:
> What, exactly, is your legal question?
>
> If you're asking if it is illegal for you employer to refuse
> to reimburse you the additional miles, the answer is no
> (unless you are a union member with a collective bargaining
> agreement with a requirement in the contract that covers this
> situation).
>
> How did you get to the out-of-state location in the first
> place? It appears you chose to drive for your own reasons or
> convenience. Your post mentions nothing about that mileage.
>
> If you plan to make an issue of this with your employer for
> about $20.00, I suspect your employer will have the last say.
> And you won't like that decision, either.
>
> You employer is doing nothing illegal. You have no "right"
to
> mileage in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement
> that provides otherwise.
>
> On 5/26/07, Penny wrote:
>> I am working for a company and using my personal vehicle
>> for company business, I went out of state for my employer
>> and the hotel my employer made reservations at for me was
>> 22 miles each way from the job I received my mileage
>> reimbursement in the mail yesterday from my employer
>> stating that I will only be reimbursed for 4 miles instead
>> of the 44 miles I drove daily I was told that the first 20
>> miles each way is deducted because a persons normal commute
>> from home is 20 miles each way or more and I know that
>> would aply if I was coming from home however I was out of
>> the state in which I live and my employer was the one who
>> made the hotel reservations.

You dont need a collective barganing agreement to be entitled
to mileage reimbursement. See California Labor code 2802.
This issue here is whether your employer properly refused
mileage under the facts stated. You may want to contact the
Commission directly and pose your question.