Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California

My husband is a supervisor. One of his team members came to him and told him that if he gets fired for any reason that he has "bad stuff" on everyone in the company and that he has been recording every conversation that he has. He says that if anything happens to his job that he will take the information and make the company lose it's contracts. Is this legal.


Asked on 10/13/09, 1:01 pm

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Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

Recording private conversations is a crime punishable by prison and a fine. It's not a wise thing for the "team member" to do. Your husband might speak with human resources or a corporate executive about the issue, perhaps hypothetically.

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Answered on 10/13/09, 10:20 pm


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