From: Connecticut Employment Law Blog
The New York Times this week published a series of articles
revealing studies that showed that drivers who sent text messages
were 23 times more likely to get into a collision. Even the
casual use of cell phones while driving may increase the risk of
accidents. In light of these reports, what -- if anything -- should
employers be doing about this? That is the subject of a recent
blog post by Russell Cawyer of the Texas Employment Law
Update. He suggests a fairly strict approach: Given
that we live in a world where Darwinian principles don't work
quickly enough to thin the herd of those too "distracted" to
realize that they should not text message while driving, employers
should considering adding specific prohibitions against using
laptop computers, person...
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