Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Forced expenses

Can an employer require an employee to pay for expensive business costs such as airfare and hotel expenses as a condition of employment? The employer also will refuse reimbursement if their client doesn't pay the expense.

I am a debt free person so I don't borrow or use credit cards...ever. Any business expenses therefore would be coming from my personal funds.


Asked on 9/12/08, 12:24 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Gwaltney William W. Gwaltney, Attorneys at Law

Re: Forced expenses

They CAN ask you to do it, but you don't have to work for them.

You can also typically deduct un-reimbursed business expenses from your tax returns, if you itemize your deductions.

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Answered on 9/13/08, 3:54 pm


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