Issues Surrounding Email/Computer Monitoring and Searches of an Employee’s Property

In recent years, employers have had to become concerned with protecting their legitimate business interests while making sure to acknowledge and not violate the privacy rights of their employees. This article focuses on email/computer monitoring and searches of an employee’s property.

While it is by no means exhaustive, the attempt of this paper is to provide and introduction to, and an outline of, the various issues which arise with respect to these areas, and, provide practical insights beneficial to employers.