Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Michigan

Law Firm Legality

I worked at a Law Firm as a

marketer. I was fired out of no

where, out of the blue and this put

me in an outrage so I deleted the

folder that contained all of my work

that I had done for the company and

left. My boss emailed me saying that

what i did was illegal? Is this true?

They have a back up disk every

friday, it's not like they can't get it

back. They also made me create a

yahoo account for a work email.

Right before I was fired, my boss

made me give her my email

password and when I left the office

she changed my password. Is that

legal? Isn't that an invasion of

privacy? They won't tell me what

they changed my password to either.


Asked on 9/23/08, 2:58 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Timothy Klisz Klisz Law Office, PLLC

Re: Law Firm Legality

as to the deletion, I agree with you this should not be an issue. They can easily retrieve your work, which they own. As to the e-mail account, you gave it to them, and they took it over. You would have been better off keeping it and letting them come after you. Once you voluntarily gave it up, I dont think you still have a right to it. A judge could disagree. Visit www.kliszlaw.com to discuss further. Tim Klisz

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Answered on 9/23/08, 10:00 am
William Morrison Action Defense Center

Re: Law Firm Legality

You're fortunate that you were not prosecuted. The firm paid you for that work and it was theirs - not yours. The fact that it was backed up is irrelevant.

You have no right of privacy when you utilize the firm's equipment.

Raising this issue in court is a sure way of continuing your unemployment.

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Answered on 9/23/08, 1:39 pm


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