Can a company withhold gas compensation for not having a car topper?
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Can a company withhold gas compensation for not having a car topper?
The company took the gas compensation and donated it without my consent because I drove around without a car topper.
Asked on January 7, 2012 under Business Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unless you have a contract with your employer which guarantees you gas compensation, it is purely discretionary or voluntary for the company to provide it--that is, the law does not make a company compensate employees for gas or fuel costs. Since it's voluntary for your employer to provide this compensation, they may take it away at will--and put any conditions they want on getting it (such as driving with a topper). And if they don't pay it to you, they may do with it as they please, including donating it.
If you do have a contract requiring that you get gas compensation, then they have to honor the terms of the contract.
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