Is it legal for upper management to share the terms of one’s termination with other lower level employees?
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Is it legal for upper management to share the terms of one’s termination with other lower level employees?
Asked on October 11, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Illinois
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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
While unprofessional, it is legal. The fact is that employees have little right to privacy in the workplace. So unless such a disclosure violates company policy, the terms of an employment contract, union agreement or the like, no law has been broken. Also, this action cannot have constituted some form of actionable discrimination or retaliation.
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