Can your boss open a U.S. postal letter if it is addressed to you but has the company name on it also? ex: John Doe
Company Name
Address
2006-09-02 09:03:12 · 14 answers · asked by happy00362004 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If it appears to be company mail, yes of course. Employees come and go.
If it appears on its face to be personal mail, then almost certainly not. But many firms have rules against personal mail.
A third possibility is where it is suspected a crime may be committed, or a fraud on the company.
There should be a published policy statement, especially where, for example, all mail is routinely opened in the mailroom. Some firms have a legitimate reason for doing so: they fear lawsuits from persons sending unsolicited "inventions" and "suggestions" so ALL mail is opened by a clerk who immediately returns such mail to the sender with a printed waiver-of-rights form.
2006-09-02 09:07:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The U.S. Postal Service takes the position that mail is delivered when it reaches an employer's address. Thus, employers can read personal mail sent to employees at work without violating federal law.
However, most employers will respect the privacy of a letter if it is marked "personal" or "confidential."
2006-09-02 16:15:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is addressed to you and the company, yes, i believe your boss is allowed to open it b/c technically it belongs to the company. That is what i have been led to believe thru working.
2006-09-02 16:10:25 · answer #3 · answered by Weasel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a toss up. If it did not have the company name on it, then your boss would have broken a federal law.
2006-09-02 18:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has the company name on it, your boss can open it.
2006-09-02 16:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is commom practice in many companies for a mail room to open and sort all mail that comes in. If you want private mail don't have it mailed to your office.
But it is not illegal
2006-09-02 16:24:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he can. The only way he would not be able to is if it addressed soley to you, otherwise it is company property.
2006-09-02 16:07:23 · answer #7 · answered by Richard B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. He is actually breaking the law by opening your personal mail.
2006-09-02 16:12:26 · answer #8 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
addressed to you at home, no. Addressed to a business in care of you yes.
2006-09-02 16:08:08 · answer #9 · answered by Pete D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it comes to you at work and has the company name, sure they can, my boss is way too busy to care about such things
2006-09-02 16:07:44 · answer #10 · answered by Iamstitch2U 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋