Compensation for damaged personal property USED to do my job
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Compensation for damaged personal property USED to do my job
In order to do my job efficiently I was asked to
bring my 3000 PERSONAL laptop to the
office on a daily basis for almost a year. It
broke this week on Tuesday and it seems like
they aren’t going to be willing to compensate
me for any damages. I live in San Diego county
in California.
Asked on July 27, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Actually, with a written agreement of some kind (e.g. union or employment contract), your employer has no obligation to compensate your for this loss. This is true even if it required you to use your computer to perform your job duties. The fact is that a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). For your part you can just accept the situation, complain but risk termination, or quit.
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