Permits for Door to Door
I started working with Spectrum in RCS at the beginning of December. I'm in the STL area, and recently, I was informed by a police officer that I need a permit to solicit in the county I was in. I informed my boss of this, and he directed me to leave the county, and go knock in another one.
The city he directed me to ALSO requires a (different) permit, which he either didn't know about or knowingly didn't inform me of.
What's important to note here is that at no point was I informed of this requirement, nobody that hired me asked to see any of my applicable permits or licenses, and I've been consistently sent to areas where they're required.
I'm concerned that bringing it up will result in me being penalized or punished in some way, whether overtly or in the form of a pay dock for hours missed.
How do I proceed without losing my job, or getting in legal trouble?
Update: firstly, I learned how to spell "solicit"
Secondly, apparently there hasn't been a business license for operating in my city since the New Year.
Since December 31st, any and all soliciting that has been performed by my team and any other team in my city has been done not only without the proper licensing for each individual (which has been admitted by my supervisor, and I've got a recording of it), it has been done without the COMPANY AS A WHOLE being licensed (which I ALSO have recorded).
Not only that, but my supervisor has been asking people to go knock on MLK day, despite it being illegal to solicit on observed holidays in my city. He's had people solicit outside of legal hours, solicit on Christmas Eve, and solicit without either the company having an appropriate Business License OR the individual having a Soliciting Permit.
My supervisor called and implied that I was "trying to do nothing and get fired" because I didn't want to knock illegally, so it's been a real hassle.
I just started at the beginning on December, so this is all a TON to think about. I've recorded all contact with my job since my original post, just in case I need it.
Any advice?
Update 2: apparently management is scrambling to get a license, because they didn't realize it expired. I also have a recording of another manager saying the company is prioritizing licensing for reps in my area, so I guess it was a bigger issue than previously assumed lol
TLDR; sent to solicit without a permit in places that require it, without being told I need one; learned the company isn't licensed for business in my city, and nobody else has individual licenses for soliciting; boss has on numerous occasions requested his employees perform illegal soliciting practices.