Who Can Access Cell Phone Records?

With the ever increasing use of technology in the workplace, such as laptops, cell phones, and even smart watches, comes a number of concerns, including safety. The issue of whether an employer had the right to request an employee’s personal cell phone records after a serious accident was considered in Canadian Pacific Railway Company v. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (Case No. 3900) (“CP Rail”). In that case, the Arbitrator found that the answer was yes.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company v...