Chauffeurs

Nevada Chauffeurs Get Class Action Status

December 14, 2009
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge has given class action status to a group of Nevada limousine drivers who are suing the state’s largest limo company. The drivers claim Bell Trans didn’t pay drivers for time spent on the job while they weren’t transporting passengers. In an order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert C. [...]

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8 Ways to Keep Your Chauffeurs from Suing You

August 20, 2009
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An employee-based lawsuit can destroy a company.  The management goes into bunker mode, chauffeurs choose sides, affidavits are signed, and animosity grows.  It’s miserable. In the end, everyone loses except the lawyers. Unfortunately, most employers don’t realize until after the fact that a lawsuit could’ve been prevented.  The key to avoiding or at least defending [...]

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Long Live The Built-In Gratuity

May 28, 2009
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On the surface, the built-in gratuity is the silliest thing in the world.  What’s the point of a gratuity if it’s automatically included?  Isn’t the reason behind a gratuity To Insure Prompt Service?  Most would assume this trickery falls into the category of bogus surcharges, but the built-in gratuity is legit.  It’s a traditional and [...]

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8 Traits of Highly Successful Chauffeurs

May 19, 2009
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When I was a chauffeur, I loved it.  My passion for driving and natural affability made me a natural.  My days behind the wheel began as a job, but became a mission.  In my quest to become a better chauffeur, I looked to others to find the secrets of the profession.  Good chauffeurs showed up [...]

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Why Your Chauffeurs Stink

April 24, 2009
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Chauffeurs are a sorry lot.  I should know, I used to be one.  On any given day, a sea of pathetic, sloppy, and burnt-out chauffeurs wait at airports across America. It wasn’t always this way.  The profession was once well respected and stocked with career drivers.  Unfortunately, it’s been degraded to transients who are nothing [...]

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