Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I left my job in April of 2009. At the time I had a company e-mail account. While working there I had those e-mails forwarded to my regular, non company e-mail account. Since April I have been receiving some forwarded e-mails from that account. I had contacted the company and asked them to disconnect that account since I no longer worked there but have not really confirmed it has been disconnected. Instead they said the forwarding aspect of my e-mails have been disconnected. Is it legal for them to maintain my e-mail address if I no longer work for them?


Asked on 10/25/09, 5:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

I would say that the company has a right to control its own e-mail accounts. If you had personal correspondence going to those accounts, you should notify your friends and others to use your personal account.

Besides, some of your customers might have corresponded with you by e-mail. The company is entitled to find out who they are and notify them that another person will be handling their business.

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Answered on 10/30/09, 6:05 pm


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