An employee who uses her employer’s computer to communicate with her attorney runs the risk that otherwise confidential e-mail messages may be subject to discovery by her employer. This should be no surprise given that many companies have employee handbooks and Internet usage policies that limit their employees’ right to use company computers for noncompany purposes.
In some circumstances, however, courts have found that an employee has a reasonable expectation of privacy when communicating with an attorney. Generally, the attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications and allows the client to prevent others from disclosing the contents of those communications.
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