Can a employer insist that their employees have a drivers license and auto insurance?

answerman63

The correct answer is yes...an employer can require employees to have vehicles & insurance, particularly if the job involves driving for the company, either in your own car or a company vehicle. If you are involved in an accident, get hurt, hurt someone else, etc. the company you work for can be held liable if you are driving without a valid license or insurance. They simply want to protect themselves from liability.

Hope this helped.

Sean

An employer can insist anything if it is his business. If the demands are unreasonable then don't work there.

Jeff C

Yes. They want to be sure that their new employee can get to work everyday.

purrdykitten2003

only required for personal vehicles..company vehicles r suppose to insure their own vehicles n whomever drives the vehicle must have valid drivers license or cdls.

CowboyBill

It's THEIR company, they can require any policy they like.

Mephistopheles

If it's part of the job they can.

naughty_mattress_monkey

If your job involves driving, whether it is your personal vehicle or the company, yes.

The_Pool_Pro

Sure they can ask you that if you're applying as a driving instructor or if you're applying in real estate, or any other job where you need to be driving as part of your job.

bostonianinmo

Only if they require you to drive your vehicle as part of the job would this make any sense.

Most auto policies won't cover you while driving an employer's vehicle and the few that do will only be as excess to the employer's coverage and/or to cover your liablility for the employer's deductible if it's higher than yours.

That said, an employer is free to set any conditions of employment that they wish.

rutchy

Yes if the job requires it. Like having to drive the company car or truck for your job.

msdagney

Yes,
your employer can require that you have a valid liscence and auto insurance.

Where I work all employees must be insurable and we run a motor vehicle report on all potential employees.

We also do criminal backround checks and pre-employment drug testing.

dustiiart

If the employee is responsible for transportation of any kind owned by the Company or if you are going for a sub contractor position which involves driving...most definitely they are well within their rights to insist on these things.

if you don't have one or either...the employer shouldn't hire you :)

NOTE: I'm using "you" as a definition, not to imply that I think you yourself are in this situation...just for the record :)

Heinz M

Yes. Condition of employment

julie

no but if the job ask for driving i guess

luv78779

only if you need to drive (your car or theirs) during working hours.

joyceeleann

Only if you are using a company vehicle.
They can't turn you down for taking the bus.

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