Employers often monitor employees in the workplace to ensure that the employees are being productive and working in the company's best interests. Some common monitoring strategies include using a supervisor or tracking the employee's online workplace content. 

However, employees have some right to privacy. For instance, employees have a right to privacy in their telephone communications. These communications can only be monitored if the employer warns the employee and does so in the normal course of business. 

While phone conversations and voice mails have some degree of privacy, emails are not afforded the same level of privacy. In most cases, an employee's emails are not protected and can be viewed by the employer. 

If you have questions about your privacy rights in the workplace, contact the Houston employment attorneys of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.