Emergency Ride Home

Leave your car at home without losing your safety net. If an emergency arises during the workday, 128 Business Council will reimburse your ride home—up to $50 per trip—as long as it meets program requirements.
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How It Works

If you got to work using a non-SOV (single-occupancy vehicle) mode of transportation and you experience a qualifying emergency that makes it so you cannot take that mode back home again, just:

Step 1

Get approval from your supervisor for an Emergency Ride Home.

Step 2

Take a taxi or rideshare home or other eligible location.

Step 3

Submit your form and receipt to us by email or snail mail.

Eligibility Requirements

You can use the Emergency Ride Home program if:

  1. You are affiliated with a 128 Business Council member organization. (Not sure? Check out our list of members.)
  2. You got to work by a non-SOV mode, including a Grid shuttle, MBTA, carpool, vanpool, bike, scooter, or walking.
  3. You are headed home, to a transit connection point, to your child’s daycare or school, to a doctor’s office (for sudden illness), or to another supervisor-approved destination.

Qualifying Emergencies

  • Sudden illness (self or dependent)
  • Family emergency
  • Supervisor-requested overtime beyond last shuttle run
  • Carpool/vanpool cancellation
  • Bicycle/scooter mechanical failure

Non-Qualifying Situations

  • Personal errands
  • Pre-planned medical appointments
  • Business-related travel
  • Working late without supervisor request
  • Weather- or utility-related early departures or delays
  • Workplace injuries covered by workers’ compensation

Limitations

  • Maximum reimbursement per ERH use: $50.
  • Maximum frequency: Two (2) ERH rides per 6-month period.
  • Please allow 60 days for your reimbursement to arrive.
  • We are not liable for loss of property, damage, or injury associated with your ERH ride.

Inappropriate use of the program will require you to reimburse all expenses incurred and may lead to exclusion from future participation in the ERH program.