The information I sent to another employee using my personal email was screen shot and anonymously sent to my Director. I am now being disciplined because of the content of what was sent.
If someone actually hacked into your email, that is a violation of federal law. You might also be able to sue personally for whatever damage to you was caused by the illegal activity. But you would need to be able to prove that your email was actually hacked. In addition, if your employer happened to be the one that went into its own system and found your personal email, that is not illegal because the system belongs to your employer. Finally, even if the email was obtained legally, an employer cannot discipline an employee for everything they might put in an email.
She grieved the recommendation. Apparently during the grievance process, the plaintiff was contacted by the cyber-crimes division of the Tulsa Police Department, who informed her that her private email account had been hacked.
She filed suit, alleging that the Director and two Assistant Directors intentionally obtained access to her private emails and used the information that they unlawfully obtained in order to pursue the recommendation to terminate her employment. She brought several claims, including constitutional claims under the 1st and 4th Amendments, statutory claims under the federal and state wiretapping laws, and state tort claims.
The defendants moved to dismiss. The opinion addresses several arguments on each claim but there are certain holdings that bear mention here. Second , her privacy claim survived for the same reasons.
This was further supported by the fact that the Tulsa Police Department considered her to be a victim of cyber-crime. Third , the claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress survived, again, largely for the same reason. The court concluded that the conduct could be plausibly deemed outrageous in nature. And now they are getting sloppy. I was scammed 2 times, first was to get a grant and second I won a Mercedes along with lots of money. A friend of mine fell for this a few years ago.
When she told me about what she was doing, I immediately recognized it as a scam and told her to stop. She was so embarrassed that she fell for it, but was trying to be responsive to the head attorney in the office. She reported it right away, but she never did get the money back. Good advice, check to see by other means with the person that sent the email since you cannot believe anything on email.
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