Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I work for a large international corporation (Baxter Healthcare). My entire department was fired for using company computers to access private email accounts. The entire division is now shut down and has been permanently closed. However, for years, the department manager told us it was ok to do. HE always used gmail and so did we. Can the company terminate us even though we were told it was ok to do? It seems like it was just an excuse to shut down the office without the hassle of laying people off.


Asked on 11/20/09, 4:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Elizabeth Karnazes New York Offices of Elizabeth Karnazes

This sounds very suspicious. Does your company manual address this issue in writing? Are ther multiple people who had the same understanding? Basically,what evidence do you have of your position? Please call my office for a free consultation. Good luck!

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Answered on 11/28/09, 4:28 am


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