I am a Teamster working for a distribution company, and I am required to spend one or two nights a week out of town. Our union contract states very simply, and vaguely, that the company will pay for room and board for out-of-town drivers. My company however will only reimburse us for no more than $10 per meal. If I spend $7 for breakfast, I don't get a $3 credit for lunch or dinner. If I spend $18 for dinner, I'm out of pocket $8. Our company creates these policies, it appears, on a whim. The latest being that now they will only reimburse a cap of $400 in a calendar month. These are all unwritten policies. The company instituted these policies several months ago, and I've not been reimbursed the full amount spent from the beginning. Can I collect for past reimbursements, or just going forward?
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