By Tod C. Gurney | Published January 25, 2017 | Posted in Business, Company property, Employee Rights, Invasion of Privacy | Tagged Tags: Business, Company Cell Phones, employee, employer, Managing Risks | Leave a comment
Are Employers Entitled to Monitor an Employee’s Company Cell-Phone?
In City of Ontario v. Quon, the Supreme Court ruled that employers have the right to read employees’ text messages – including personal ones – if they believe that the workplace rules are being violated. Though this ruling was handed down over six years ago, it is still a point of contention: Is it legal Read More
Read MoreMonitoring Employee Emails: An Invasion of Privacy?
From company credit cards to company cars, and company cell phones to company email accounts, employers these days provide it all to their employees, and while such perks are mostly appreciated, they can come with their pitfalls, such as their subjectivity to employer monitoring. When an employer provides an employee with a credit card, cell Read More
Read MoreBenefits of Forming a Business Partnership in California
Starting a business is a new and exciting adventure, but it is also one that requires asking a lot of important questions and making a lot of important, often irrevocable decisions. One of those decisions is which form your business should take. When forming a small business in California, you have six business entity Read More
Read MoreThe Business Judgment Rule and Liability
The business judgment rule is an important aspect of business, and an essential instrument in a high-level executive’s toolbox. Corporate directors are required to make important business decisions on a daily basis, and need some kind of assurance that if a decision results in a loss of company value, they will not be held personally Read More
Read MoreUnfair Competition in the Golden State
Movies often portray business leaders in a less than favorable light, showing dastardly businessmen and women engaging in less than honorable behavior toward partners, customers, and rivals under the auspices of “it’s not personal, it’s business.” In reality, however, the business world often involves projects that involve complex transactions and may actually blend personal and Read More
Read MoreManaging Risk and Protecting Investments
Building a successful company is an exciting time, but also a time full of extreme amounts of stress and anxiety. One way to protect your company from the natural ebb and flow of the marketplace is to understand the relationship between risk management and protecting your investments. Maintaining a balance between these two factors can Read More
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