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oohrah wrote:

TVGuy wrote:

oohrah wrote:While state law trumps company policy, it only means they cannot charge you with a crime. They can, however, invoke the Texas "at will" to work, and fire you summarily for violating company policy if they found out. Or they can just fire you for no stated reason.

Not without a heck of a lawsuit if the cause they give you is due to a firearm in your locked car.

Yes, I need to amend my comment, I forgot about the parking lot law. However, if they're smart, they will just say - "Your services are no longer required". They don't need to give you a reason.

Company is based out of another state that may be unaware of the Texas parking lot law. That being said, the place I work is in a series of warehouses and I tend to park in one of the spots not next to our building. It doesn't impact me much since I only go into the office 3-4 times a month at most.

NNT wrote:

chasfm11 wrote:

Some places seem to believe that "close enough is good enough" regarding their requirements to prevent carrying.

I wonder how many places post to appease the gun fearing people, or insurance companies, or, or... but really don't care if you carry? My work is posted with only a gun buster sign, but on all the doors. I can't carry because it is in the handbook and annual training on vehicles. The signs give me the message "we prefer you don't carry, but we are not going to make a big issue if you do." At least for visitors.

My company posts it in the handbook too. The handbook also says that parking lots are off limits. Since we are not one of the industries that is statutorily exempt from the employer parking lot law, I ignore the parking lot part of the notice. State law trumps company policy. That being said, the company is headquartered in a state other than Texas. They may not know all the legalities of things in Texas. That could be the reason some post the gun-buster signs. Since they MAY apply in other states, they have no legal weight here in Texas.

If it's not already on Texas3006.com, would be nice if someone posted it along with a picture for others to know.