Tower Terminated Over GPS Tracking

Tow truck driver Gary Leady contends that his employer, Ace’s Towing and Auto Repair of Leesburg, Florida, terminated him when his GPS Towbook app on his phone alerted the company that he was at another tow company where he had filled out a job application.  Leady reported to his company early in the morning that he was taking the day off in order to stay at home with his kids.   “I feel like my privacy was violated,” Leady said. “When I’m not working, on my personal time in my personal vehicle, that’s none of their business at all.” 

Ace’s insists the company was not specifically monitoring Leady when his GPS location appeared on a digital map used to manage the business’ entire tow truck fleet. 

“He left on, and he got caught going someplace else. And that’s what he didn’t like,” said Miguel Matos, the owner of Aces Towing and Auto Repair. “We weren’t watching you. You said you were going to be home.” 

After discovering Leady was not at home, a termination letter was drafted that cited several prior offenses including attendance issues, damage to a tow truck and a conflict with another employee. 

The “last issue” leading to Leady’s termination, according to the letter, was because “(during) the monitoring of other drivers, Gary was found not at home all day but running around and then found at another towing company.. 

“He wasn’t trustworthy. That was a problem,” Matos said. “We couldn’t trust him with anything.” 

Source: clickorlando.com