Working for a bad employer? Does your company instruct you to do things you think are questionable at best, and possibly downright illegal?
So who is liable? Can a disgruntled customer sue you directly if you were just doing what you were told? The answer is YES. Recent complaints are giving rise to questions about Safelite glass repair’s business practices and employees are not safe from responsibility.
What are they up to?
Though Safelite has been in the market for ages this is not the first time they are under fire for being less than forthright in their dealings. Because the company acts as a third party administrator and bills the insurance companies, they seem to be taking every opportunity to do a full replacement when a simple repair would do the job. It may be attributed to the public’s general mistrust of corporations such as the insurance companies that they are willing to believe their cracked windshield needs to be replaced. The company is also under fire for allegedly “steering” customers to their own repair shops to do the work they get approved by insurance companies, an illegal practice.
There is currently a class action suit against the company being built and while this will not name employees as responsible other cases could.
Claiming ignorance won’t protect employees forever, if you work for a company who engages in clearly unscrupulous practices you need to report it right away. As a whistle blower you are protected, and in our experience a company willing to break one law usually has no qualms about breaking others, like paying you correctly or treating you fairly.
If you believe you may be in a similar situation you need to seek legal advice ASAP, United Employees Law Group will put our 35 plus years to work for you.
Call UELG TODAY for a free and confidential review of your case.
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