Employer telling coworker why I left my position.
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Employer telling coworker why I left my position.
I spoke to my boss privately. In
confidence I told him I was leaving
because of another employee a
former friend. The next day I got a
message from that employee and she
knew why I left.
Asked on June 10, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Connecticut
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
The fact is that there is little by way of right to privacy in the workplace. Accordningly, unless this action violated the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, it was legal. Most work reltionships are "at will" which means that a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit (absent some form of legally actionble discrimination).
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