Unreasonable Liability?

Hi all

My son has very recently been offered a job at an automotive repair shop and has been asked to sign this document. The degree of liability for a sub $20/hr job is excessive. It might turn him into an indentured servant, based on the process followed to determine liability and the lack of an appeals process.

Would you sign this?

Is this common?

I'm hoping this is so "out of the ballpark" that it is not enforceable, as it has been mentioned as a condition for employment.

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Dear Employee, This letter is a notice to all Employees of *** that accidental or intentional damaging or destroying of customer or company property will result in the employee that caused the damage will be held financially liable for that property. The employee will be held financially responsible for repairing and or replacing the property at the discretion of the Owner/General Manager. At the Owners/General Manager's discretion, the amount for which the employee is financially responsible will either be deducted from the employee's pay in increments agreed upon by both parties or that party will have the opportunity to pay in full at that time. Any further violation of this policy may result in additional disciplinary action. Respectfully,

Employee Signature: Manager Signature:

One expectation is that a customer's vehicle would be test-driven after work has been done on it. I'm concerned that accidental damage may occur and he may be liable in his personal capacity for that.