Are you allowed legally to record a meeting with your boss without him knowing
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Are you allowed legally to record a meeting with your boss without him knowing
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Asked on June 23, 2016 under Personal Injury, Michigan
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
MI is what is known as an "all party consent" state. This means that every party to a conversation must consent to its recording. That having been said, conversations in public places do not afford any reasonable expectation of privacy since they can possibly be overheard. Accordingly, recording conversations in public areas such as lobbies, stairwells, conference rooms, offices with open doors, break rooms, etc, is almost always legal.
Objective: If you are recording a conversation to document illegal discrimination or harassment, the courts are split on the legality of this issue, yet the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) considers this ‘protected activity.’ Depending on the state in which you work, your employer may be able to retaliate and fire you for doing so.
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