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Not so fast: IRS backtracks on cell-phone tax


June 22, 2009 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Communication, Security and law, Special Report

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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.

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4 ways your cell phone is (allegedly) trying to kill you


August 11, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: 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?

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Harassment over the phone: New workplace tech problem


July 1, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: 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.

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Study: The real effect of noisy co-workers


June 25, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: 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.

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Text message costs firm $50K


June 16, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: 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:

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Cell phones and brain tumors?


June 12, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: 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.

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