Comments on: How long can a former employer leave its supplies at an ex-employee’s home before they lose possession? http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-long-can-a-former-employer-leave-its-supplies-at-an-ex-employees-home-before-they-lose-possession/ Tue, 22 May 2012 00:02:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: rickinnocal http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-long-can-a-former-employer-leave-its-supplies-at-an-ex-employees-home-before-they-lose-possession/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 rickinnocal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:53:00 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-long-can-a-former-employer-leave-its-supplies-at-an-ex-employees-home-before-they-lose-possession/#comment-1746 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 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

]]> By: Nancy G http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-long-can-a-former-employer-leave-its-supplies-at-an-ex-employees-home-before-they-lose-possession/comment-page-1/#comment-1745 Nancy G Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:01:47 +0000 http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-long-can-a-former-employer-leave-its-supplies-at-an-ex-employees-home-before-they-lose-possession/#comment-1745 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. 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.

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