Legal E-Mail and Text Messaging Course
Last Updated 06/2024
English
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Description
E-mail and text messaging are convenient forms of communication that make peoples' jobs easier and more productive. However, with this convenience also comes great risk. This course covers all the legal risks of email, describes how email and text messaging work and details why they are not safe in many situations.
This course covers:
E-Mail is Permanent
- Once an email has been sent, it becomes a permanent record.
- It’s virtually impossible to erase an email.
- There is an entire industry dedicated to computer forensics
- Computer forensic experts can recover almost any email.
- Destroying a hard drive will not make you safe.
- Most organizations back up all electronic communication.
- Every email leaves an electronic trail on the way to its destination.
- Email is probably on the receiver’s hard drive
- Many organizations save a record of every text sent from their company phones indefinitely.
E-Mail and Texts are not Private
- The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 makes any e-mail sent through an organization’s servers or devices property of that organization.
- Emails and text messages sent after work hours and away from the workplace are still your organization’s property if sent with devices owned by your organization.
- Emails can be subpoenaed with any litigation involving your employer
- Emails can be used in any employment action taken by your organization.
- Over a million employees have been fired or disciplined for the inappropriate use of email.
- Employees should have no expectation of privacy when it comes to email or text messages.
The Never Send List
- Confidential information
- Insider Trading
- Viruses
- Copyrighted Information
- Contracts
- Trade Secrets
Employer Policies
- Read and understand your employer’s emailing and texting policies.
- Many employers have specific policies related to your organization’s industry requirements.
When used properly, e-mails and text messages can be powerful business tools. Make sure your employees can avoid the legal traps that email and text messaging present.
This course includes a full HD video and an employee quiz
Legal E-Mail and Text Messaging Course
Legal E-Mail and Text Messaging
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is designed for employees who need to complete Legal E-Mail and Text Messaging Course training
Yes. This course is designed to meet applicable federal requirements and commonly mandated state standards. Always confirm specific state or industry requirements with your local regulations.
The course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete and can be paused and resumed at any time.
Yes. Learners receive a downloadable certificate upon successful completion, which can be used for compliance records and audits.
Yes. You can assign this course to individuals or groups using Coggno’s LMS, or purchase multiple seats for your team.
Yes. This course can be exported for delivery in most learning management systems (SCORM compatible).
Yes. The course is fully self-paced and available 24/7.
Yes. This course includes a knowledge check to reinforce learning and verify completion.
Learners have lifetime access from the date of purchase.
Yes. A preview is available so you can review the course format and content before purchasing.
Yes. Content is reviewed and updated as regulations and best practices change.
Yes. This course is available for free with an active Prime Subscription.
Yes. Refund requests can be submitted within 30 days of purchase.
