Union of Rutgers Administrators banner

URA-AFT Home

Contract Guide

Contact

ARTICLE 4 - AUTO LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

An employee may use his or her personal vehicle on Rutgers business only where advance approval is given by the employee’s supervisor.

When driving on Rutgers business, employees must carry a valid driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. New Jersey residents must carry a New Jersey Insurance Identification Card. Privately owned motorcycles shall not be used on Rutgers business.

In the event of an accident involving injuries or damages to other persons or property while operating a privately owned vehicle on Rutgers business, the employee must notify the Office of University Risk Management and Insurance.

The university shall indemnify the employee for any act or omission arising out of and in the course of the performance of the employee’s duties to the full extent permitted by the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, and any amendments thereto, and as prescribed by the University’s Indemnification Policy (University Policy Library Section 50.3.3). See Appendix A. An employee request for indemnification shall be made promptly in writing to the Office of Vice President and General Counsel. The financial loss for damage to a privately owned vehicle used on Rutgers business is not reimbursable by the university.


Contract Guide
Union of Rutgers Administrators-American Federation of Teachers, Local 1766
75 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-745-0300
Fax: 732-745-0400
Labor Donated.
This site written, produced and designed by members of the Union of Rutgers Administrators

American Federation of Teachers logo