When Text Messages To Employees Become A Liability

By Stephen Roppolo (July 13, 2017, 11:53 AM EDT) -- Texting and social media are so commonplace these days that they are utilized by employees and their managers in just about every workplace. As employees use this very informal form of communication more frequently, they are bound to cross the line every now and again. The problems for employers are not just the risk of trade secret exposure, harassment claims and damage to the business' reputation; supervisors using texts as a way to communicate with employees can find their words scrutinized by judges, jurors and government agencies....

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