Is it illegal to forward an email conversation to other people?

I was cut from my job expectedly without notification. I have two converstaions between me and my boss regarding my deployment. In addition to forwarding those conversations to the vice president of the department, I would also like to let him how that proper training should be conducted. I am not asking for my job back, just so the VP knows what type of person he is. Would that be illegal if I forward those conversation between me and my former boss?

Is it illegal to forward an email conversation to other people?
It is same as taking a note, copying it, and giving it to your VP. As long as the discussions are pertaining to company business, nothing personal, and the person whom you forward the mail to is working for the same company, no it is not illegal.





Your VP has the rights and responsibility of knowing what is taking place in the company, and that includes conversations between you and your boss relating to your job.





In addition, most companies have a rule for using company e-mails ONLY for company business. It basically says anything in company e-mail system is available to your bosses.
Reply:there is nothing "illegal" about that, regardless of what is in it. if it is contrary to your company's interests, they can legally fire you. But in law, there is something called "assumption of risk." When someone sends you an email, they assume the risk that it will be forwarded. Unless you tagged on some libelous or threatening remarks to the email, there are no circumstances, ever, when forwarding an email would be illegal.
Reply:No it is not illegal, since there is no expectation of privacy.
Reply:Not per se illegal, no. If it contains libel or other harmful content, there may be a problem, though.
Reply:Seems the worst they could do to you is fire you, if it's in their corporate policy. If you're already outta there, I don't think there's much more they can do to you. The exception would be if there is some kind of security policy, like if you were working for a defense contractor or something. But if not, I say go for it. Just my opinion - I'm not a lawyer or anything.
Reply:There is no issue of law here unless perhaps


you are all attorneys and there was some funky


"privleged conversation" going on via e-mail.





However, your company may have various


statements in its by-laws or the company


hand-book regulating who may e-mail what to


whom and those by-laws probably effect you


after your employment (company secrets).





Since you probably signed that as a condition


of employment, you are bound by it.





Most companies do not regulate inter-employee


e-mail, however, other than to make sure that


it is doesn't contain sexual harassment, etc.





So: As long as your e-mail destination is within


the company, you should be all set for most


company by-laws - and neither Federal, nor


State, nor local laws apply to it.
Reply:no
Reply:Nope, that's not illegal at all.
Reply:if it's just a conversation, no, but if it contains "company property" like copyrighted material of similar then the answer is yes.
Reply:Leave it alone. You have nothing to gain.





Also, if you do this how do you think it's going to go when you need this guy as a reference or they check with him re: employment history.

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