Mobile Devices, Pokemon

Cell Phones at the Workplace: Protecting Employee Safety

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/13/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: As OSHA’s enforcement relating to employee cell phone use gains more notoriety, it can be expected that it will have a significant collateral impact on law enforcement at all levels to address this hazard....more

Pokémon Go in the Workplace: Catch all the Issues before They Catch You

Maynard Nexsen on 8/25/2016

The new smartphone app, Pokémon Go, has taken the world by storm. This increasingly popular free game uses the GPS feature and camera of the player’s smartphone to capture creatures called “Pokémon” who appear on the user’s...more

On the Trail for Pokémon – and HIPAA Compliance

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/11/2016

Pikachu, Alakazam, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle can teach us a few things about HIPAA privacy. Pokémon GO is a recent craze encouraging people to try to catch’em all. As a result, employees, clients, and patients are...more

Pokémon in the Workplace: Does Your Company Need a Policy?

Baker Donelson on 8/10/2016

It seems crazy to have to tailor office policy because of the advent of a new phone app, doesn't it? But this is exactly what is transpiring due to the overwhelming popularity of Pokémon Go, an app for your phone that allows...more

Pokémon – A Wake-up Call to Employers on the Importance of Electronic Use Policies

BakerHostetler on 8/9/2016

As my 11-year-old begs to borrow my mobile device to catch a Pokémon, I become one more Generation X member unwittingly joining the millions of millennials participating in an augmented reality game. For employers, Pokémon...more

Pokémon Go Back to Work!

Littler on 7/29/2016

Pokémon Go has taken the United States and the rest of the world by storm, with an estimated 75 million downloads in the first three weeks since its release. For the uninitiated, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game where...more