Benefits and Legal Pitfalls on Remote Access, Telecommuting & Mobile Connections
The move toward smaller offices and greater remote access with telecommuting brings certain business benefits. But there are also legal pitfalls involving e-mail abuse, invasion of privacy, social media control, theft/misappropriation, wage and hour fraud, workplace accidents and employer liability for misconduct. In this session, you will learn how to maintain control and manage risks while providing flexibility. You will leave with an understanding of how to:
- Strategically manage employee remote access, telecommuting and mobile connections.
- Manage employee and labor relations, as well as wage and hour issues you will face with a remote workforce.
- Review imputed liability—potential employer liability for employee negligence.
- Maintain compliance with the federal and state laws impacting your remote workforce.
James Reidy, Esq.
Attorney James P. (“Jim”) Reidy is a management-side labor and employment lawyer. He is a partner in the New England based law firm, Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, PA, where he is the Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment group. His practice focuses on prevention, training and compliance but he also handles matters when claims arise.
He has more than 35 years of experience in the field and been a media resource on workplace law for media outlets including CNN, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Business Magazine, Bloomberg, NPR, The Associated Press, NPR Market Place, Buzz Feed, Law 360, Inc. Magazine, The HR Power Hour, HR Breakroom, SKI Magazine and HR Magazine as well as several local/regional publications.
In 2020 Jim was inducted as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Chambers USA and New England Super Lawyers have ranked Jim in the Top Tier of management-side employment lawyers for each year of the last 15 years. Best Lawyers USA named Jim the 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Law (Manchester, NH) and the NH Business Review named him one of the top 200 most influential business leaders in New Hampshire.
Jim has been a presenter regularly at SHRM’s Legal and Legislative Conference in Washington, DC as well as SHRM’s annual conferences.