Is it legal for an employer to post a resignation letter with personal information to the public?
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Is it legal for an employer to post a resignation letter with personal information to the public?
I sent a resignation letter through email today to my employer because of a medical condition. My employer didn’t respond to my letter but posted it in the work place (childcare) for all the parents to see. Is this legal?
Asked on June 18, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Yes, it would legal, albeit highly unconventional and unprofessional. The law does not make the contents of a resignation letter confidential in the absence of some specific agreement to keep them confidential; and, as a more general matter, once you send a letter to another person, they are free to transmit, pubish, post, etc. it, again, so long as there is no agreement to not do so.
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