Workplace E-mail: Employers Beware!

E-mail has become a way of life. Its advantages in the business world are widely known: It is an inexpensive, easily distributed medium, which can be accessed, even wirelessly, almost instantaneously anywhere in the world. In this fast-paced global economy, these features are highly desired. E-mail in the workplace is a double-edged sword, however, and the problems associated with workplace e-mail, particularly in connection with litigation-related discovery, have been recognized with increasing frequency by courts and litigants around the country.

32 minute read November 01, 2004 at 12:53 PM
By
Albert J. Solecki, JR. And Melissa G. Rosenberg
Workplace E-mail: Employers Beware!

Sam Miller was a poor employee. He regularly came to work late and left early. He frequently took egregiously long lunch breaks. He avoided taking on work, whenever possible, and the quality of the work he submitted left something to be desired.

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