Verizon Case Warns Employers Against Vague Device Policies

By Erin Coe ( October 10, 2013, 10:06 PM EDT) -- An Ohio federal court recently found that a former Verizon Wireless employee could pursue Stored Communications Act claims alleging her supervisor read her personal emails on a company-issued BlackBerry without consent, serving as a warning that employers risk liability under the criminal statute without clear policies on personal use of company devices and use of personal devices in the office, attorneys say....

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