Texting And Using Personal Devices For Business

Using personal devices for business creates an indelible record, for better or worse. Should your company officially authorize the practice, prohibit it, or take some middle course? Attorneys Usama Kahf and Brent Cossrow from the Fisher & Phillips look at the issue, and some recent court cases that will influence how it should be handled. In one case, a court sanctioned defendants $931,500 for failing to preserve and produce employees’ text messages on company-issued and personal phones.