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Mr. Payne,

I recently worked for an employer where my primary responsibilities were to drive a company vehicle an take laborers to job sites out of town and then work with them until the project was completed and drive everybody back home.  

My employment was terminated last Sunday and we were more than 300 miles from the Greenville, SC area.  I was told that I had two choices, either have a ticket purchased for a Greyhound bus back home and have it deducted from my pay or be driven back to Greenville and be charged $150.00 for the trip.  Is that legal?  Don't companies have to provide a safe return for their workers when they are sent out of town and not allowed to go in their personal vehicles?

Thanks!

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James,

Thanks for the question.

It would be nice if they did something like that, but when terminated, they don't have to provide you with that kind of assistance, unless it is in some kind of contract you might have.

Take the bus, it is cheaper than what they want to charge.

Good luck and best wishes!

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South Carolina general law enforcement career information. South Carolina Criminal & Traffic Laws. Field Training Manager, Court Systems, Police Recruiting & Hiring, Personnel/Employee Evaluations, Non-Lethal Weapons & Use of Force.

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Retired after 24-1/2 years experience as a Municipal Police Officer. 19 years as a Sergeant. I guest instructed at the State of South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. I am a Community Policing Instructor, Field Training Officer, Instructor-Trainer in the Monadnock Expandable/PR-24 Batons, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Law Enforcement Driving Instructor, O.C. Spray Instructor, Taser Instructor, and liaison for State Accreditation Standards. I also serve as an Adjunct Instructor for Park University, where I teach in the Criminal Justice Administration Degree Program.I am currently Director of Security for a major hospital system in South Carolina.

Organizations
South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Association.

Education/Credentials
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Park University.
Master of Arts Degree in Management, Webster University.
Master of Arts Degree in Human Resources Development, Webster University.

Datamaster Operator, Monadnock PR-24/M.E.B. Instructor-Trainer, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Field Training Manager, Certified Basic Investigator, Certified in Homicide Investigations.


Awards and Honors
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Police Officer of the Year, 1990.

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