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Report Link Should Employers Ban Employee Text Messaging?Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP - November 12, 2009 A reported 4.1 billion text messages are sent each day in the U.S., according to CITA, the International Association for the Wireless Telecommunications Industry. The popularity of text messaging or "texting" has seen explosive growth in the past few years. But are employers really in touch with this tool and its potential legal risks? Report Link Someone Controlling Your Cell Phone? Absurd! Or is it.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - July 06, 2009 As if employers didn't have enough to worry about already, here comes the next big thing to fear:
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others can tap and listen in on your cell phone calls;
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they can know your exact location at any time your phone is on; and
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they can access the speakerphone on your cell phone and listen to you when you are not even on the phone. Report Link Using Your Cell Phone While Driving: Doesn't Everyone?Fisher & Phillips, LLP - July 02, 2008 It's difficult to drive anywhere these days without seeing fellow motorists intensely engaged, if not distracted by, cell phone conversations. And, amazingly, some drivers find it feasible (or think they do) to multi-task by typing Blackberry or text messages from behind the wheel. Do you think some or most of your employees may be doing this? If so, are they just risking having an accident for which they may be responsible, or are they also putting your company at risk as well? This latter question was addressed and answered by a decision of the Georgia Court of Appeals. Hunter v. Modern Continental Construction Co. Report Link Liability Calling?Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - May 15, 2008 Does your employee handbook mention "cell phones"? If not, the revision is probably overdue. Report Link Legislation Proposed to Eliminate Employment Taxes on Employer-Provided Cell Phones.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - May 05, 2008 The use of cell phones is a fact of life today. Many employees are provided cell phones or BlackBerries (or similar devices) by their employers, and, until recently, very few employers gave much thought to doing so. That is starting to change, however, thanks to the Internal Revenue Service. Recently, the IRS has begun to include the issue of personal use of company-provided cell phones in its audits.
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December 1, 2009 Shaw ValenzaMonthly Webinar: Preventing Workplace Harassment (California and National)Webinar
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