business employee cell phone liability

[peteh]

Jurisdiction

California

I work for an employer that requires me to call clients on their cell phone, most times while they are driving vehicles...can I be held liable if that client is involved in an accident while talking to me on the cell phone...can my employer be liable???

 

[army judge]

I work for an employer that requires me to call clients on their cell phone, most times while they are driving vehicles...can I be held liable if that client is involved in an accident while talking to me on the cell phone...can my employer be liable???

No for you.
No for your employer.

 

[Betty3]

Nope - not your responsibility or your employers if they take calls while driving.