E-Mail Can Prompt Employment Claims

As the use of e-mails has become part of our daily lives, andpart and parcel of the workplace, it is becoming increasinglyimportant for both employers and the companies who insure them tounderstand and appreciate the role e-mails can play inemployment-related claims.

Despite employers admonitions that employees utilize the e-mailsystem solely for business purposes, many employees view e-mail astheir personal communications system. Employees often find iteasier to send an e-mail than to pick up the telephone. As aresult, employees often assume, incorrectly, that e-mails will notbe seen by anyone other than the intended recipient and that oncee-mails are deleted, they are gone forever.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.