Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Washington

Re: workplace law

It may constitute a cause of action for invasion of privacy. Having said that, I would need to know a heck of a lot more information. One of the key issues will be whether you had a reasonable right to expect that such a conversation was to be private. Often, in the workplace, one's reasonable expectation of privacy is a lot less than you would imagine.

For example, if your employer reads all e-mail coming and going on your computer at work, that is generally permissible- after all, the employer would contend, you should only be using your work computer for work related communications.

So, as far as a private in person conversation in your office, I am not sure and cannot give you a better answer without knowing more. If you would like a consultation on the matter, please feel free to e-mail me and we can set something up.