Can an employer request you to provide copies of your personal cell phone call logs for their review?
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Can an employer request you to provide copies of your personal cell phone call logs for their review?
An employee has filed a grievance against her Manager, stating she discussed business related information with her Manager during non-business hours. Both the employee and Manager were using their personal cell phones. The company has asked as part of their grievance investigation for the Manager to produce her cell phone call logs for 2 years prior.
Asked on February 12, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Michigan
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
You can refuse to show these records; legally you are not obliged to produce them. However, you should be aware that most employment relationships are "at will". This means that an employer can pretty much fire an for a good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all. The only legal protection an employee would have is if this was against company policy or an employment/union contract, or discrimination of some kind was involved. So you can comply with your employer's request or risk possible termination.
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