Dan Wentzel 🏳️🌈
My whole life I have seen advertisements for desk jobs that required people to have driver's licenses, use of a vehicle, and insurance, even when there was no driving involved in the job at all.
Requiring a driver's license for employment is now prohibited in California if driving is not reasonably expected to be part of the job duties. This is a huge victory for people who use transit and cycling for their mobility.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/12/28/new-in-2025-protecting-more-workers/
Marcos M. 🚲
Desconocía completamente la estupidez previa y la victoria actual. xD
Mil gracias.
Gonzalo
@euklidiadas Quizá te interese. Hasta ahora era obligatorio pedir carné de conducir a quienes solicitaban un puesto público en el estado de California, aunque el trabajo no implicara manejar vehículos. Acaban de revocar ese requisito, como una victoria de quienes usan el transporte público y la bicicleta.
SpaceLifeForm
A barrier to entry.
They want to know if you can afford a car to underpay you.
Viral Obscurity
@SpaceLifeForm @danwentzel I was once told at a job interview (in the UK) that the company requires all employees to own a vehicle because it means that they can reliably attend work
This was an interview for an office job 10-15 mins walk from where I lived at the time
Nicole Parsons
Driver's licenses served other purposes.
It's used to check credit scores, find driving infractions, engage in wage theft, or misuse residency to underpay -- all things that rarely had anything to do with job responsibilities.
It's used to sift out candidates. Fewer wheelchair users have a drivers license. Ditto the working poor, disabled, or unhoused.
Employers avoid hiring candidates who might ask for WFH or get stuck in traffic frequently.
Nicole Parsons
The requirement for a car was used to subsidize company operations.
"Can you pick up the cake for Joe's retirement during lunch?"
"Please pick up the mail on your way into work & get me a pack of cigarettes too."
"Drop off the samples at the printers on your way home"
It's coercive & a cost/mile reimbursement never covers the full cost of owning a vehicle.
It offloads corporate expenses onto employees & it's used for unpaid overtime running errands.
Dan Wentzel 🏳️🌈
@Npars01 I do not own a car by choice but maintain a driver's license. The insistence that someone needed to have their own car before applying for a stationary job never made sense nor seemed fair.
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