By Erin Dougherty Foley and Craig B. Simonsen

Blog1In a DOL blog posted last week we learn that driving-related crashes are the number one workplace killer.

Remember … we’ve warned against driving and phone usage before. “Employees Using Cellphones And Other Portable Devices While Driving: Should Employers Ban This Completely?”, and “Employees Driving In Illinois? What
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By James R. Beyer

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
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