State law trumps any company policy regardless. The state law says she has the right and that a company cannot restrict that right. VA passed a similar law this year which clearly spells out that under no circumstance can an employer prevent or punish an employee for storing a firearm in the employees vehicle.
If I were here, I would sue for the F'ing ownership of the company. Iron Mountain is crap any way. They keep bidding for contract from the bank here and they cannot hold there own and are over priced.
The company I work for ( a large steel company ) will not allow me to have a gun in my car either. As you may know Indiana where I live has recently passed a law that says companies can't fire employees for having firearms in their car on company property. They are clearly stating that any employee that has a firearm or ammo in their vehicle on company property will be fired! Being part of a strong union I expected them to stop this but they are backing their decision. Any Ideas what I could do? The governers office says that they are not in violation unless they DO fire someone for this, but I can't afford the months off of work untill they get eveything strait.
When you say you can't have it in your car, I assume you mean in your car parked on company property. Another solution would be to park accros the street off company property.
The problem with this oft said attage is that without opposition/objection to policies such as these; our liberties often go quietly into the night. If nobody objects and the longer it goes unopposed then people begin to believe the policy correct and proper.
We have the same policy at my work. We are an international corporation, so it is a universal rule, but even the general manager at my place keeps rifles in her car along with all of us. We just don't pull them out and do stupid things with them. People don't complain and all is well... Honestly, I think any squeaky wheel would get more grief from the rest of us than the people who store guns in their cars would. It's not a theory I am about to test though. I enjoy shooting on my lunch break...
VA passed a similar law this year which clearly spells out that under no circumstance can an employer prevent or punish an employee for storing a firearm in the employees vehicle.
It might seem that the company found a loop hole when she left the company property on business
and went to another location or property that was not her employers property. Just guessing.
It might seem that the company found a loop hole when she left the company property on business
and went to another location or property that was not her employers property. Just guessing.
I'm not sure how the law reads,but I would think they have even less control over what someone does in their own vehicle when off of company property,unless she was driving a company vehicle.
I knew what you meant.I just think that any reasonable (key word) person would conclude that a company has no right to sanction what an employee can keep in their vehicle while off the company property even while conducting company business,at least much less so than if that employee was actually on company grounds or using company transportation.
If the state law says x and your company policy says y, then get a physical copy of the policy in writing and anonymously call your State's Attorney General and notify them of the company's policy and that you have a copy of the policy in writing that you would like them to have. They would more than likely love to get their hands on the policy (evidence) and the AG's office would likely only need to make a single phone call. Particularly if the AG is pro-2A, if he/she isn't then it would likely be a lost cause.
This has come up in Florida as well. Increasingly, the law in Florida is seeing your vehicle as an extension of your home. Which is a good thing, because with the economy in the crapper, their car is the only home a lot of people have. But I digress.......
Employers cannot forbid employees from having a gun in their vehicle in Florida. Businesses fought this tooth and nail, but the Legislature approved it nonetheless. A business lobbying group challenged it in court, and a state judge upheld it. My company never officially rescinded its policy, but our HR directly simply said that the company will follow the law.
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