Dealership forced me and several other employees to lease vehicles we did not want / threat of termination?
Question by WHR: Dealership forced me and several other employees to lease vehicles we did not want / threat of termination?
Two weeks after starting job I was forced to sign a lease for a new vehicle I did not want or need. Dealer told me which vehicle. Later found vehicle leased appeared as new but had 1100 miles and was theft recovered vehicle. Not disclosed. I had to sign up under threat of termination. 10 mo later terminated for no reason anyway. I can’t find the law that prevents employer coercion in Nebraska. Did this same thing to 5 other employees. Help!
Several attorneys say definitely wrong, unethical, but are struggling to find illegal. I found that in Phillipines coecing employee to spent earnings on employers or any one elses product is illegal. Unbelievably, all my searches and I can’t find US or state law prohibiting. Yes, I could have quit but I had resigned from prior job to take this one and high paying jobs are scarce in auto market, especially now. Now no job and stuck in 1100 / mo lease for 28 more mo.
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Answer by Johnny Outlaw
they forced you to sign a lease? were you making monthly payments on it? thats jacked up man red flag from the begining…you should have reported them or just not worked there
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Contact a lawyer
Provided you can prove threat of termination, hire an attorney and sue them into bankruptcy.
Wow I really have no good advice to give here but I just want to wish you luck on getting out of this mess! That was really shady of him…
Get with the other 5 employees and hire an attorney and sue the dealer. Maybe there were others too. Get the lawyer to look into an investigation by the state Attorney General or file for a class-action lawsuit.
Check with a LABOR attorney. There must be a statute in the Nebraska Labor Laws to protect you for being forced to lease an expensive car. This can’t go unpunished.
Also, file a complaint with your local DMV since your car is a theft recovery which was not disclosed to you. As well as being forced into a lease as a requirement for being hired. And what about the other 5? Are you still in contact with them? Have them do the same. The DMV will investigate this dealer’s practices. If your claims can be substantiated, they could fine the dealer, close it down temporarily or withdraw its license to sell in Nebraska. Good luck.