Are Cell Phone Jammers Legal in the Workplace

Fine Imposed as Employer Uses Signal Jammer to Enforce Workplace Cell Phone Policy.

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While the National Labor Relations Board has previously supported an employer’s policy that prohibits the use of cell phones by employees during work hours, a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may impact the way employers enforce such policies. The FCC has upheld a fine imposed on an employer who used a signal jammer … Read more

FCC imposes penalty for utilizing Signal Jammer to prohibit phone usage by employees during work hours.

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    Although the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had previously upheld an employer policy that prohibited phone usage by employees at work due to safety and security reasons, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently imposed a fine against an employer for utilizing a signal jammer device to prevent employees from using their phones while … Read more