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Labor/Employment

Feb. 2, 2011

Your Workplace Computer Is a Lonely Public Roadway

Carrying separate electronic devices for work and for play is becoming a necessity. By Eli M. Kantor and Zachary M. Cantor of the Law Offices of Eli Kantor.


By Eli M. Kantor and Zachary M. Cantor


According to the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Holmes v. Petrovich, 2011 DJDAR 671, your office privacy is a lonely public roadway. And where the limits are clearly posted, you had better obey - no matter what kind of car you drive.


In Holmes, an employee communicated the particulars of a potential sexual harassment claim against her employer to her attorney via e-mail, from her company computer. B...

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