Side Work

That story is even worse than Sid's! If this thread keeps up like this, I'm gonna have to stop hanging around here. What I love is the poetry of it. Law is founded on the principle that rational living requires objectivity, so therefore law attempts to establish meanings objectively, wanting each word to have one and only one interpretation. No swiveling and no hinging if at all possible. In other words, no equivocation. So just to prove that everything in the world is circular, they go ahead and take objectivity to such extreme lengths that it merges right back into subjectivity, the exact place from whence it started.>>>

Just for the record, several times I have observed people without insurance (who DID have assets) NOT getting brought into a suit simply because they didn't have any.>>>

They should have stabbed the whole bunch and when they were all dead, there wouldn't have been any payout.>>>

I am in support of Jed 150%. Whatever a person does on their own time is their business. Period. Though I would definitely have the all my "suspect" employees run around to make sure they are healthy so that the Work Comp premiums do NOT go up. :)>>>

What about requiring your employees to sign a Hold-Harmless Agreement stating that IF they do any side work that You and Your Company are NOT RESPONSIBLE and they Accept Any and All Liability for Their Own Actions. Furthermore, I would add that if they steal any materials from you or use your tools, employees or any equipment that they will have to pay a 50% surcharge on the stolen materials plus a $__ per hour rental fee for the used tools and/or equipment. Or face criminal prosecution for their actions.>>>

That makes sense if you find out or catch them. Most "employees" that do that just steal it and you never know until you go and look for the stuff that yoiu knew you had. Gone! I hate thieves!>>>