Not so fast: IRS backtracks on cell-phone tax
Filed under: Communication, Security and law, Special Report
Last week, the IRS announced a proposal to start collecting taxes on employees’ personal use of work-issued cell phones. A few days later, the agency had a change of heart. Read more
4 ways your cell phone is (allegedly) trying to kill you
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
With all the ways cell phones are reported to cause health problems, who can keep track of them? Read more
Harassment over the phone: New workplace tech problem
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law
New technology means new ways employees can communicate — and new ways companies can be sued. Read more
Study: The real effect of noisy co-workers
Filed under: Employee computer use, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Most workplaces have folks who contribute more than their fair share of noise — the guy who talks loudly on his cell phone, or the one who’s typing sounds like a jackhammer. Here’s why those distractions might be even worse than you thought. Read more
Text message costs firm $50K
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Security and law
Here’s one thing HR doesn’t need managers to be doing with their cell phones: Read more
Cell phones and brain tumors?
Filed under: Employee computer use, Latest News & Views, Security and law
The rumor’s circulated for years: Excessive use of cell phones can cause malignant brain tumors. Read more
