Can my employer require me to purchase an iPAD and pay a monthly service fee that is on his plan?
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Can my employer require me to purchase an iPAD and pay a monthly service fee that is on his plan?
I have been working for my company for over a year. I do sales and drive a company truck. My employer is now requiring me to purchase an iPAD and put it on his service plan and pay a monthly fee. If this is something he is now requiring for my job do I have to pay for it or should he purchase the iPAD and pay the monthly fee and it is the company’s property?
Asked on April 2, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Employers are free to set terms, conditions, and requirements for work. Those terms, conditions and requirements could include that you buy an iPad, put it on the company's service plan, and pay a monthly fee...just as, for example, the terms and conditions could include that you have and pay for a cell phone or smart phone; that you have a car and a driver's license (even if you don't otherwise need one); that you buy and wear certain kinds of clothing, such as suits, etc. While an argument could be made that the company "should" provide its employees with the required technology, the law does not require them to do so--they can make the employees provide and pay for it.
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