Over 3 million people telecommute for their jobs. But some big corporations, such as Yahoo and Best Buy, are bucking the trend. Is telecommuting a trend in reverse? Or has the train already left the station?
Tonight at 7 on the Philadelphia CNN-News affiliate WFMZ-TV, "The American Law Journal" presents "Telecommuting: A Trend in Reverse?" Joining host Christopher Naughton are employer's counsel Anthony Haller of Blank Rome, employee's attorney Marc Rapaport of New York's Rapaport Law Firm and employment law attorney and human resources specialist Robin Bond of Transition Strategies LLC.
"The subtext to what Yahoo and Best Buy have done is that there are all sorts of hidden problems and tricky legal issues for working at home," Haller said. "On top of that, collaboration in the workplace works better face-to-face." But Rapaport countered, "If the employer has opened the door [for others] and my client is either denied that right or has had it taken away, that's a catalyst for litigation."
The program includes a tongue-in-cheek video of the pitfalls of allowing employees to telecommute.
"I have three words of advice for companies that permit telecommuting," Bond stated. "Keystroke monitoring technology."
"The American Law Journal" airs Monday nights at 7 on the CNN-News affiliate for Philadelphia, WFMZ-TV 69. Programs are archived on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/LawJournalTV. The program is on holiday hiatus until Jan. 19. •
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