QUESTION
Cell Phone Texts used for Work
Asked on Feb 20th, 2017 on Labor and Employment - North Carolina
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Previous employer provided a company-owned cell phone. Upon termination, they obtained the phone. Are they allowed to peruse the text messages on the phone and use them as evidence in a legal proceeding? If I feel I was wrongly terminated and file suit, can they present any texts and conversations I had with other individuals in court as long as the texts were not illegal?
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Yes, they can read any messages on the phone. Yes, they can use any of those messages in a legal proceeding.
Answered on Feb 21st, 2017 at 6:49 AM
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