10 claims in this quick-read were checked against research expense-reimbursement-laws-by-state and the paired cell-phone/remote article. All 10 are ✓ Verified. No invented federal phone mandate; no fixed judicial percentage; California unlimited-plan rule correctly stated without case-name density.
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Federal law usually doesn't require cell-phone reimbursement
Matches research federal floor.
1 claim
Required work costs cannot push pay below federal minimum wage
§531.35 + §206 floor.
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California and Illinois require reimbursement when personal phones are required for work
Correctly elevates CA/IL as modern centers without claiming every state.
1 claim
Unlimited plans do not erase California duty
Plain-English translation of Cochran; no invented percentage.
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MT, ND, SD, NH also have broad expense rules
Matches research broad roster; NH is request-based but still broad-duty bucket in research table.
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Most other states do not have a general phone statute
Correct residual map.
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Company devices / no personal-phone expectation usually avoids phone-use claim
Scope filter both arms present.
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Duty follows work location, not headquarters
Matches research.
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Silent salary bump without clear reimbursement amount is a failure pattern
Translated without case name.
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W-2 "just deduct it" path largely gone federally
"Largely" hedges educator carve-out correctly.
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