Legal Question in Technology Law in New York
email privacy-corporate
I made a poor judgement in exchanging emails of a sexual nature with a female coworker. The emails were retrieved by our supervisor (after she accused him of sexual misconduct) and mutliple printed copies were made. I was led to believe that I would be fired, so I resigned. They said they had the right to look at any email. Is this legal?
Asked on 7/02/08, 12:59 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Kristen Browde
Browde Law, P.C.
Re: email privacy-corporate
Under most circumstances, yes, they do. The ownership of the system has been held to grant the company the authority to read any message on the system.
Answered on 7/02/08, 1:03 pm