Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
E-mail and related technology have created multi-faceted issues for public employers and legal practitioners. The article examines the issue of e-mail communications from the perspective of public records and public meeting requirements of several midwestern states including the impact of e-mail on public employee "privacy" in light of several recent cases concerning the monitoring of employee e-mail. Public employer liability for misconduct in cyberspace is likewise explored. Public employees' rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution are examined as well. Finally, the article discusses the preservation of privileges and discovery/litigation issues concerning e-mail.
First Page
131
Last Page
194
Publication Date
5-1-2003
Department
Other
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Fatino, John F.
(2003)
"Public Employers and E-Mail: A Primer for the Practitioner and the Public Professional,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 23:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
Suggested Citation
John F. Fatino, Public Employers and E-Mail: A Primer for the Practitioner and the Public Professional, 23 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 131 (2003).
