New Jersey Supreme Court Decision in Stengart Gives Employers Strong Reason to Review Corporate Technology Policies

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The New Jersey Supreme Court’s much-awaited March 30, 2010 decision in Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc. provides guidance to all New Jersey employers issuing electronic communications policies. On April 22, 2009 and July 27, 2009, we wrote about Stengart, a case that is providing necessary guidance on the use of technology in the workplace. The New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision affirmed the Appellate Division and held that Stengart “could reasonably expect that email communications with her lawyer to her personal account would remain private, and that sending and receiving them via a company laptop did not eliminate the attorney/client privilege that protected them.” The Court thus found that Loving Care Agency and its attorneys violated Stengart’s privacy rights by reviewing emails sent between Stengart and her attorneys even though the emails were composed on a company computer.

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