It seems so, according to a district court case involving an age discrimination suit. The court said the employer should have required employees to preserve their text messages on their personal cellphones because they conducted business on them. The court found that the text messages were intentionally deleted following a litigation letter instructing the company to preserve text messages. Bottom line here: Review your company policy regarding business-related text messages on employees’ personal mobile devices. #IdeaoftheDay
Barbara Weltman
Big Ideas for Small Business, Inc.
Subscribe and download our eBook, "150+ Tax Deductions for Small Business A to Z."
Footer
It's important to take care of ourselves and take steps to nourish ourselves--body, mind and soul. We may have to do this in different and creative ways now that many of us are staying at home. It's still important that we take time for ourselves. #selfcare #Health