Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I work from home, use a specific software and VoIP system. I use a headset that plugs into my computer. When I am not on an active call my employer can hear my conversations if I make a call using my cell phone in my residence, or anything I say or do within my residence. I do not recalling ever being told that I could be overheard. In fact, I had a conversation and my boss called me to confront me about that conversation.

What kind of protections do I have? What are the remedies? What if I get fired? I notified the rest of the agents. What can I do to protect myself if this gets ugly?


Asked on 11/16/11, 6:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Aryeh Leichter Leichter Law Firm, APC

It depends entirely on the circumstances, whether your employer intentionally intruded on your conversations knowing you believed them to be private; whether you had a reasonable expectation of privacy and whether such intrusion would be highly offensive to a reasonable person.

Give me a call at (213) 381-6557 or email me at [email protected] if you would like to discuss the matter further.

All the best,

Ari Leichter

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Answered on 11/16/11, 9:51 pm


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