Legal Question in Insurance Law in Virginia

Can an employer require an employee to pay the insurance deductible for an automobile accident while the employee was driving a company car on company time and company business? In this particular instance the employee's main responsibility is driving company cars; however, the company states that any employee involved in an auto accident using a company car would be required to pay the deductible. There is no clarification stated as to whether the accident was the employee's fault or not. There is some evidence that the company has exercised this policy in the past.


Asked on 6/10/10, 5:52 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Well, in my view, unless the employee were working under the protection of a contract which would clearly prohibit the imposition of such payment on the part of the employee, I see nothing that would legally inhibit or prevent the employer from doing it.

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Answered on 6/10/10, 12:06 pm


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