Is it a violation of privacy for a prior employer to go into your personal email account, three weeks after termination, and submit the emails to unemployment?

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I worked for an attorney. She went into my personal email account three weeks after termination and printed out emails, including ones to and from my psychiatrist, and submitted them to unemployment. She claims I was reading the emails during work, but most of the emails were sent to me after working hours. She said I left my account open on her computer and she found an interview confirmation on the computer, that was why she fired me.

Asked 11/12/2009 under Employment and Labor | 322 View(s) | More Legal Topics