Employer Sued for Accessing Employee’s Personal Emails on Company-Owned Blackberry

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Expert article by Nathan Pangrace, ralawemployment.blogspot.com, posted on 07/26/2013 Many employers provide employees with smartphones to use in their jobs. Typically, employers permit employees to use these devices for personal reasons, such as communicating with friends and family through their private email accounts. Does an employer have the right to read these personal emails because they…

OSHA States that Union Representatives Can Participate in Inspections of Non-Union Workplace

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Expert Article by Nathan Pangrace In an interpretation letter released on April 5, 2013, OSHA stated that employees in a non-union facility may select a non-employee who is affiliated with a union to act as their representative during OSHA’s walk-around inspection of the employer’s worksite. OSHA issued the letter in response to a question from…