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Can my employer force me to install apps?
Can my employer force me to install apps on my personal phone that want every permission available and threaten termination if I refuse?
Asked on January 7, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
This action is not illegal unless it violates the terms of an employment contract or union agreement. The fact is that most work arrangments are "at will". This means that a business can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Accordingly, if you don't comply with your employer's mandate you can be discilpined up to and including termination. In fact, you can be dismissed for any reason or no reason at all.
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
This action is not illegal unless it violates the terms of an employment contract or union agreement. The fact is that most work arrangments are "at will". This means that a business can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionable discrimination). Accordingly, if you don't comply with your employer's mandate you can be discilpined up to and including termination. In fact, you can be dismissed for any reason or no reason at all.
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