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Employers Should Prohibit Texting While Driving: U.S. OSHA

by Adrian Miedema | Dentons on 5/16/2013

Distracted driving, and in particular texting while driving, are important occupational safety issues, and employers need to act, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in a new brochure called...more

Is Texting and Driving Illegal in Florida?

by Law Offices of Cohn & Smith, P.A. on 4/25/2013

Manuel Belisario Bonet never got to finish his text message. The 29-year-old Tampa resident died in November following a single vehicle car crash in St. Petersburg. The incident occurred when Bonet was driving on Gandy...more

Despite The Risks, Distracted Driving Is Still On The Rise

by Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote,... on 4/8/2013

Distracted drivers endanger not only themselves, but also occupants of other vehicles on the road and pedestrians on the sidewalk. With the rising popularity of smartphones, the problem only continues to get worse....more

Be Careful When Searching Student Cell Phones, Sixth Circuit Warns

by David G. King, Christopher M. Trebilcock | Miller Canfield on 4/2/2013

With text messages, Tweets, Facebook posts and other digital communications so prevalent in student’s lives, schools have been struggling to deal with the influx of mobile devices on campus. Last week, the Sixth U.S. Circuit...more

Study Finds Adults Text Behind The Wheel More Than Teens

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 4/1/2013

Often there is a push for the promotion of safe driving habits among teenagers in Alabama and the rest of the nation. In recent years, there has been a very significant focus on texting while driving among teenagers. However,...more

Supreme Court Rules Text Messages are Private Communications

by Lisa K. Abe-Oldenburg | Bennett Jones LLP on 3/28/2013

The Supreme Court of Canada in R v. Telus has ruled that text messaging is essentially another form of conversation and should receive the same protection to which private communications are entitled under the Criminal Code....more

Emails and Text Messages On Personal Devices Subject to Public Records Act - Judge’s Ruling Demonstrates Risk to Public Agencies;...

by Kara K. Ueda | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/25/2013

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge recently ruled that emails and text messages concerning city business but stored on a public official’s personal device are subject to the Public Records Act (PRA). The PRA request at...more

Advertising Law -- Mar 21, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/22/2013

In This Issue: Manatt Advertising Litigation Team Twice Defeats Efforts to Enjoin TurboTax Television Commercials; Sen. Rockefeller Tries Again with Do Not Track; NAD: Price Match Offer by Toys “R” Us Needs a Change;...more

Text Spam Hot on FTC Radar

by Audet & Partners, LLP on 3/13/2013

As recently reported, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has previously taken steps to protect consumers from text message solicitations otherwise known as “text spam.” Earlier this month, the Federal Trade...more

Is the FTC Opening a New Front in the War on Commercial Texting?

by Ronald London | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/11/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced it concurrently filed eight complaints in courts around the United States against “senders of spam text messages” who allegedly engaged in deceptive acts or practices by...more

Can Covered Entities Utilize Text Messaging and Text Paging Without Violating HIPAA?

by Cory Fox, Lynn Sessions | BakerHostetler on 3/11/2013

Text messaging allows healthcare providers to deliver simple, relevant, and customizable health information instantaneously to their patients, like reminders to obtain a vaccine, take a medication or come to an important...more

The Dangers of Texting and Driving

by Michael Barasch | Barasch McGarry Salzman & Penson PC on 3/7/2013

Everyone, it seems, is plugged into a cell phone or tablet, texting, talking and surfing the web. But when misused, the convenience of ubiquitous communication can quickly become a menace, particularly if a driver decides to...more

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

by JD Supra Law News on 2/27/2013

Our latest video report looks at the employment needs of global companies, textual harassment, working interviews, and other labor & employment law issues. This week we're focused entirely on workplace legal issues -...more

Textual Harassment Could CRE8 Liability For Employers

by Kristin A. LaRosa | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 2/25/2013

Originally published in Westlaw Journal Employment (Volume 27, Issue 15), February 20, 2013. Consider the following three scenarios: Scenario one: Terrence worked as a flight attendant for Fly Right Airlines. While...more

Be Smart with Your Phone

by Pallie Zambrano | McManis Faulkner on 2/21/2013

Look around any conference room, coffee shop or elevator and you will find almost everyone has their smart phone in hand or nearby. While these hand-held devices are still used for talking on the phone, they are also used for...more

Received an Unsolicited "Spam" Text Message? You Could Be Entitled to Damages

by Audet & Partners, LLP on 2/8/2013

A recent national study suggests that nearly 75% of cell phone users that send and receive text messages have received unsolicited or “spam” text messages advertising or promoting products and/or services. Another study...more

T-E-X-T-I-N-G: K-I-L-L-S

by Law Offices of Robert Olkowitz, P.C. on 2/4/2013

Distracted driving is a leading cause of automobile accidents in the United States. Emerging as a fundamental factor in driver error, attention to the road decreases as ownership of mobile communication devices soars. In...more

Labor Letter, February 2013: Should Your Employees Telecommute?

by Eric Uhl | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 2/4/2013

Technology advances and innovations bring advantages and efficiencies. But, sooner or later, most changes bring potential disadvantages as well. In the end, we can’t resist technological change: the trick is to leverage the...more

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

by Amanda Bakale, Tiffany Cheung, Jacob Michael Kaufman, J. Alexander Lawrence, Christine E. Lyon, Julie O'Neill, Matthew R Galeotti, Jesse Soslow | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 2/1/2013

In this issue of Socially Aware, our Burton Award-winning guide to the law and business of social media, we explore the challenges that arise when employers and employees battle over work-related social media accounts; we...more

Retention Of Address Book Information In Hashed Form Still Criticized By Canada And Netherlands

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) announced the results of an investigation into a mobile messaging platform that allows users to send and receive instant messages over the Internet. The OPC coordinated...more

Status Updates – Real Time Notice Recommended By Privacy Commissioner

by Tim Banks | Dentons on 1/29/2013

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced the results of their coordinated investigation into a mobile messaging platform...more

Advertising Law - Jan 25, 2013

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/28/2013

In This Issue: Energy Drink Draws the Ire of the NAD; User Files TCPA Suit Against Yahoo; and Yogi Can’t Bend the Law for Copyright Protection....more

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - January 2013

by Cedric Burton, Wendy Devine, Tonia Klausner, Christopher Kuner, Sharon Lee, Jason Mollick, Lydia Parnes, Anna Pateraki, Tracy Shapiro, Matthew Staples, Gerard Stegmaier | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/18/2013

In this issue: - FTC Releases Final Amendments to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule - Mobile Apps Face Heightened Privacy Enforcement - Policies and Practices Scrutinized - Global and European...more

Telecommunications Regulatory Update – December 2012: Baker & McKenzie

by Patrick Fair, James Halliday, Anne Petterd, Penny Ward | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 1/15/2013

In This Issue: The ACMA seeks comment on draft international roaming standard; Proposed changes to charging arrangements for calls from mobile phones to 13/ 1800 numbers; ACCC Discussion Paper on 'pull through' for...more

Firing of Dental Assistant for Being “Irresistible” Ruled Legal by Iowa Supreme Court [Video]

by LXBN on 1/14/2013

Don’t come to work in Iowa looking better than you should be lest you’re looking to be fired. At least that’s what the Iowa Supreme Court late last December in a case involving a dentist and his assistant. It’s a bizarre case...more

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Employers Should Prohibit Texting While Driving: U.S. OSHA

Is Texting and Driving Illegal in Florida?

Despite The Risks, Distracted Driving Is Still On The Rise

Be Careful When Searching Student Cell Phones, Sixth Circuit Warns

Study Finds Adults Text Behind The Wheel More Than Teens

Supreme Court Rules Text Messages are Private Communications

Emails and Text Messages On Personal Devices Subject to Public Records Act - Judge’s Ruling Demonstrates Risk to Public Agencies;...

Advertising Law -- Mar 21, 2013

Text Spam Hot on FTC Radar

Is the FTC Opening a New Front in the War on Commercial Texting?

Can Covered Entities Utilize Text Messaging and Text Paging Without Violating HIPAA?

The Dangers of Texting and Driving

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

Textual Harassment Could CRE8 Liability For Employers

Be Smart with Your Phone

Received an Unsolicited "Spam" Text Message? You Could Be Entitled to Damages

T-E-X-T-I-N-G: K-I-L-L-S

Labor Letter, February 2013: Should Your Employees Telecommute?

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update -- Volume 4, Issue 1 -- January/February 2013

Retention Of Address Book Information In Hashed Form Still Criticized By Canada And Netherlands

Status Updates – Real Time Notice Recommended By Privacy Commissioner

Advertising Law - Jan 25, 2013

"Eye on Privacy" Newsletter - January 2013

Telecommunications Regulatory Update – December 2012: Baker & McKenzie

Firing of Dental Assistant for Being “Irresistible” Ruled Legal by Iowa Supreme Court [Video]

Corporate Law Report: Global HR, Textual Harassment, Working Interviews, and Other Workplace Issues [Video]

Firing of Dental Assistant for Being “Irresistible” Ruled Legal by Iowa Supreme Court [Video]

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