Legal Question in Employment Law in New York
E-mails
I am the CFO of a company; am I allowed to delete all my e-mails and leave an empty mailbox before my last day?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: E-mails
I do not handle these types of matters. My firm's practice in this area is restricted to employee benefits litigation.
Re: E-mails
personal email yes. Business email, no.
Re: E-mails
You should follow your company's e-mail procedures and in particular it's e-mail retention policy (archiving, printing, etc). In any event, if you work for a large corporation it is unlikely that even if you delete your e-mail from your office computer or web-based company e-mail, it is very likely that it will be retained on a server (perhaps located in a salt mine in Utah) in the event that it needs to be re-called for some court action or regulatory investigation. Best wishes in your new endeavor.