Does my employer have the right to read my personal notebook?

Does my employer have the right to read my personal notebook?

On a day that I was off work my employer found my paper notebook in a room that I was working on getting fixed to rent. They were going in there just to see how far along I was they saw my notebook on the floor. They picked it up and started to read it. They did not give it to me; it was my property (I went out and bought it for myself).. They did not like some of the stuff that was written in my book so they ripped it out; they said it was un appropriate. However, my point is that it was my personal position and they have no right to go through it.

Asked on March 20, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, California

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