Philippe Weiss was quoted in a story “Pokémon Go-ing to Get You Fired!” by HR Daily Advisor on July 25 on why employers best beware and review policies related to attendance and smartphone usage surrounding Pokemon Go. Weiss said that employers should use the power of their policies and remind everyone at work about their electronic device policy and ask that smart phones be turned off at all meetings.

Philippe Weiss was quoted in a story “4 Ways Employers Can Avoid Pokemon Problems” by Law360 on July 21 on pitfalls employers may face from the Pokemon craze and how to sidestep them. Weiss said employees may lose their sense of time as well as their sense of reality, in terms of career preservation, once immersed in such a clearly addictive augmented reality game.

Philippe Weiss was quoted in story “Sacramento engineer’s addiction to ‘Pokémon Go’ breeds hot new website” by the Sacramento Bee on July 21 on why businesses are concerned about unexpected perils of the Pokemon Go game. Weiss said that some companies reported that morning tardies are up over 10 percent among certain groups of employees and that the length of employee absences for breaks and lunches are noticeably extending.

Philippe Weiss was quoted in  “Trainer tips: What HR needs to know about Pokemon Go in the workplace” by HR Dive on July 21 on how employers are seeing a dramatic but unsurprising trend: employees are being drawn into the new augmented reality game in the workplace. Weiss said that HR leaders and business line managers clearly run the risk of being unprepared to manage workplace game play as well as resulting legal Pokemon Go potholes.

Philippe Weiss was quoted in article titled “Pokémon Go craze sounds alarms about safety and security” by the Kansas City Star on July 19 on how lawyers, public officials and employers are now sounding alarms about safety and security related to Pokémon Go. Weiss said that with people young and old swiping Pokéballs to capture figures on the augmented reality game, some employers and landlords are expressing fear of lawsuits.

Philippe Weiss was quoted by Human Resource Executive on July 19 “SHOULD EMPLOYERS SAY NO TO POKÉMON GO?” on whether Pokémon Go actually may have negative effects on employers and organizations, beyond a dip in worker productivity. Weiss offered managers five valuable strategies to safely manage Pokémon Go perils at work.