Devjani Mishra Quoted in Business Insurance
"Texting Case Shows Need For Clear Rules On Tech Tools: Supreme Court To Rule On Employers' Rights To Monitor Networks"

Devjani Mishra was quoted in the April 25, 2010 Business Insurance article, "Texting Case Shows Need For Clear Rules On Tech Tools: Supreme Court To Rule On Employers' Rights To Monitor Networks." The article reported on a text messaging case, City of Ontario, Calif., et al. vs. Jeff Quon et al., argued recently before the U.S. Supreme Court, which highlights the importance of employers developing up-to-date technology policies and applying them consistently. According to the article, observers say that while the case involves a public entity, the court's decision may impact private employers as well. Devjani commented, “Employers would be wise to revisit their electronic communications policies" before the Supreme Court issues its decision. In addition, she noted that “employees really would be well-advised to segregate their personal from their public electronic devices. The bottom line is, in 2010 it's pretty easy to get a free e-mail account. There's really no reason employees should be using the work-supplied e-mail account or pagers” for personal use.