How long can a former employer leave its supplies at an ex-employee’s home before they lose possession?
takeo n asked:
I worked for a medical supply company for a very brief period of time earlier this year. I stopped working for them in early April and was told they would send shipping tags for the company property I had in my possession. I have yet to hear anything from them over 4 months later. I would like to sell or dump this stuff, but don’t want any legal recourse. I live in CA and the company is based in FL, there is no local representation for the company. Any advice?
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I worked for a medical supply company for a very brief period of time earlier this year. I stopped working for them in early April and was told they would send shipping tags for the company property I had in my possession. I have yet to hear anything from them over 4 months later. I would like to sell or dump this stuff, but don’t want any legal recourse. I live in CA and the company is based in FL, there is no local representation for the company. Any advice?
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:01 am
If you had a contract with this company you should read it thoroughly to see if it contains a provision about storing unsold supplies until they can be recovered.
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Since the products came into your care with your consent there is a “voluntary bailment”, which means that you have a legal duty of care to look after their products.
Before you can dispose of the stuff, you must give them written notice of your intention to dispose of them, and reasonable opportunity to get it back.
Easy answer? Call them and just get their FedEx or UPS account number and send it back to them “bill receiver”.
Richard