Do Employers Need to Allow Processes to be Served at Work?

Updated: August 8th 2024

Boxes in the background while a person fills out a delivery form. Many people try to keep their personal and professional lives separate. While some people may discuss interest in TV shows and what their kids are doing after school, most will not discuss major issues in their personal lives. Legal struggles are not typical watercooler conversation topics. Let's explore the legal options for process servers delivering legal documents at your workplace. 

Process Servers Have Permission to Serve You at Work

In short, yes, professional process servers can serve employees and employers at their place of work. They also don't need to get permission to deliver that service of process. Most people find receiving same day process service to be embarrassing due to it usually being about bad news. However, process servers understand the sensitivity involved and are trained to handle these situations discreetly. 

Why is Work a Delivery Option?

Most process serving is done at home, but locating an individual can be difficult. In these cases, serving people at their work may be the best option. Most process servers will attempt other options first, especially home delivery. A locked apartment lobby or an incorrect home address can lead to missed attempts. Sometimes, the work address is the only available address for the process server. This makes day process service at your workplace a reliable option to ensure that you receive the legal documents promptly.

Servers are Respectful and Use Discretion

Process servers build their careers by being respectful and discreet. They do not want to make you look bad. When trying to make contact at work, servers will typically tell front desk workers they are there to make a delivery for you. Servers will then professionally and discretely hand off the legal documents. It will be up to you to disclose the nature of the visit. No one else will learn about the visit from the server, ensuring that your privacy is maintained. 

Sometimes, a process server will leave a business card to arrange a meeting place if you're unavailable at the moment. We have found that people's work occasionally is the best place for delivery, especially when same day service is needed. 

Process Servers Want to Help You

Process servers are committed to providing a professional service, and they will only make an attempt at work as a last resort. They have no interest in causing you distress, only in ensuring that the legal documents are served quickly and efficiently. The longer it takes for you to get these papers, the worse your legal issues could become. If unable to serve the papers at your work, a process server may have to publish your service in a newspaper or online---a much more embarrassing option. Utilizing a professional same day process service can help you avoid these complications. 

Same Day Process Service provides expert legal options for clients of all sizes. Our professional process servers are skilled in handling sensitive matters with the utmost care. Whether you need legal documents served, document retrieval, or skip tracing, we are here to assist you. If you need process service, contact us today by calling (844) 737-8331.

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