Employees Using Cellphones And Other Portable Devices While Driving: Should Employers Ban This Completely?

Earlier this week, we blogged about the Illinois Vehicle Code that became effective on January 1, 2014.  We advised that “The enactment of this amendment provides Illinois employers with the opportunity to publish (or create) a policy that tells employees that they are NOT to talk on their mobile phones while on company business and in the car UNLESS they can do so in compliance with this new law.  (Please note that Illinois already has a statute in place that bans texting while driving.)

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