Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Georgia

Personal Mail at Work

a letter addressed to a co-worker was as follows

mark estes

c/o ABC company

123 first street

atlanta, ga 30004

does the employer have the right to open this mail? If not what are some recourses?


Asked on 2/23/02, 9:40 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Personal Mail at Work

If the mailpiece was otherwise unidentified [no 'personal' or 'confidential' label] then because it was sent to an employee at a business address the company may assume it is business mail in which it has a legitimate business interest, and open it.

The remedy is to be sure personal mail is not sent to the office.

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Answered on 2/23/02, 12:22 pm


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