| All this mobile computing technology coming fast | | | | potential litigation in the event of an accident. The |
| on the horizon has a few disadvantages with | | | | lawyers are going to take a good chunk of that |
| employers. New employment law cases show | | | | new efficiency you have attained from you? |
| that employers are liable for accidents while using | | | | Is this fair that lawyers should be able to steal all |
| such mobile technologies while driving or even | | | | this efficiency from your company, even though |
| while crossing the street and not paying attention. | | | | they do not work for it? Some say yes, because |
| This includes not only in the act of their daily | | | | if your employee is using such a device that you |
| work, but also during non-work periods when the | | | | bought and paid for then you are partly to blame |
| employee is using the device but not on the clock. | | | | for the accident, never mind if an employee is |
| A recent law review research article; | | | | negligent in using the device. |
| "Mobile Technology and Employer Liability for Cell | | | | Will this hurt sales of Blackberry, AT&T |
| Phone Accidents" by Laurel A. Van Buskirk | | | | video conferencing phones, Apple's iPhone or Palm |
| Indicates that you as an employer may receive | | | | Foleo? Most industry analysts do not believe so, |
| incredible productivity efficiency statistics by | | | | but you may wish to be up on all these issues if |
| implementing such devices and allowing for a | | | | you are planning to completely mobilize your |
| more robust mobile computing strategy, but you | | | | company's workforce. |
| are also opening your company up for severe | | | | |