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Text messages on work phone

If i send a text message to someone
i work with from my personal cell
phone to there work cell phone is
it illegal in new york for an
employer to read these messages
since it was sent from my personal
phone?

Asked on November 7, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, New York

Answers:

M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 5 years ago | Contributor

Yes, it is. A company provided cell phone is company property and its use is subject to company review. It makes no difference where a communication originated from. Once it's send to an employer provided phone, it becames company "property". 


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