[blindlaw] Employment Question
Steve P. Deeley
stevep.deeley at insightbb.com
Sat Apr 11 18:01:21 UTC 2009
It would seem to me she would have stopped by to see you and explained
policies concerning using company mailboxes. I would think, as long as your
relationship was satisfactory, she would have given you the opportunity to
explain what actually occurred.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <joramsey at cox.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Employment Question
> Hi Steve,
> No prior issues and I thought that I got along with her. I have no idea
> what
> if anything will happen and don't want to seem litigious but appropriate
> boundaries have to be established in the workplace.
> Take care,
> John
>
> John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.
>
> Gainesville, FL 32609
>
> Phone: (352) 505-6642
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Steve P. Deeley
> Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 10:17 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Employment Question
>
>
> It does indicate that this manager may have acted a little strongly,
> unless
> there had been other issues with this employee in the past. Have you had
> other issues with your manager in the past? Do you get along with your
> manager?
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ray wayne" <rwayne1 at nyc.rr.com>
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Employment Question
>
>
>> This seems excessive for a one-time honest mistake. (I didn't know my
>> employer had an office in Florida. LOL!)
>> That said, I know that in a government office there is no reasonable
>> expectation of privacy. That is, my boss can go through my desk drawers
>> and look at anything he wants. (He'd be bored to tears, of course.) I
>> suspect the same applies to private employers.
>> So, if this is a one-time thing it will probably blow over. But be
>> careful
>
>> in the future.
>> Ray Wayne
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John was <joramsey at cox.net>
>> To: "'Ationfbnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Friday, Apr 10, 2009 19:50:49
>> Subject: [bllaw] Employment Question
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I need some employment law advice, however, there is an
>>> overlapping federal
>>> law question as well. I am a blind attorney and work for a
>>> corporation
>>> in a
>>> non attorney capacity. At our company we have outgoing mail and
>>> today
>
>>> I
>>> inadvertently dropped a piece of personal mail in the box and before
>>> I
>>> realized what had happened my supervisor called me on the phone and
>>> it
>>> was
>>> obvious that she had opened and read my mail instead of just placing
>>> it
>>> back
>>> on my desk and giving me an explanation of what happened. I was also
>>> reprimanded on the phone and I am sure that this is because she did
>>> not
>>> want
>>> me to go on the offensive. Therefore, my question is this: does a
>>> company
>>> have the right to open a private communication that is not on
>>> letterhead,
>>> not in an envelope bearing the company stationary etc. without first
>>> contacting the sender, or the recipient? Secondly, because the mail
>>> has
>>> it's
>>> own indicia of privacy, can the company open the outgoing mail?
>>> Thanks,
>>> John
>>>
>>> John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.
>>>
>>> Gainesville, FL 32609
>>>
>>> Phone: (352) 505-6642
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Locke Milholland
>>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 4:18 PM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [bllaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>>
>>>
>>> I do not read brail, but it's nott my own exhibits where I was
>>> raising
>>> the
>>> question. I know what I go into court with.
>>> In family law, the clients usually know more about the other party than
>>> anyone.
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 2:03 PM
>>> To: "'Ationfbnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [bllaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>>
>>> > The client? I can see how another attorney doing it is not too bad,
>>> > but the
>>> > client? I would never put myself in a position where I would make a
>>> > mistake
>>> > and it's because my client misread or misidentify a document to me
>>> > while
>>> > in
>>> > court. Plus it looks bad to me that client is acting as assistant in
>>> > the
>>> > courtroom. The perception, that is. I am not writing this to criticize
>>> > you
>>> > -- a man gotta do what a man gotta do -- I am just saying I would feel
>>> > very
>>> > uncomfortable doing this. Do you read Braille? Can you label your
>>> > exhibits
>>> > in Braille? Because so much is going on visually during a trial, I
>>> > think
>>> > one
>>> > should always get an assistant to help out.
>>> >
>>> > Rod Alcidonis
>>> > Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009.
>>> > Roger Williams University School of Law
>>> > 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
>>> > Bristol, RI 02809
>>> > Home: (401) 824-8685
>>> > Cell: (718) 704-4651
>>> > E-mail: roddj12 at hotmail.com
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> > [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> > On Behalf Of Locke Milholland
>>> > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:50 AM
>>> > To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>> > Subject: Re: [bllaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>> >
>>> > Speaking of this reader, has anyone used it in a courtroom setting?
>>> > And, if
>>> >
>>> > so, how well does it work?
>>> >
>>> > Also, how do others on this list manage reviewing evidence exhibits
>>> > in the courtroom?
>>> >
>>> > So far, I have used either the client, an assistant, or another
>>> > attorney who
>>> >
>>> > is free if it's a courtroom with a waiting line for hearings. Locke
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --------------------------------------------------
>>> > From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
>>> > Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 6:35 AM
>>> > To: "'Ationfbnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> > Subject: Re: [bllaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>> >
>>> >ar Doesn't Humanware have the Mobile Speak for now $195.
>>> >ar Why is it still being sold somewhere else for $295?
>>> >ar
>>> >ar
>>> >ar Rod Alcidonis
>>> >ar Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009.
>>> >ar Roger Williams University School of Law
>>> >ar 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
>>> >ar Bristol, RI 02809
>>> >ar Home: (401) 824-8685
>>> >ar Cell: (718) 704-4651
>>> >ar E-mail: roddj12 at hotmail.com
>>> >ar
>>> >ar -----Original Message-----
>>> >ar From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org
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>>> >ar To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>>> >ar Subject: [bllaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>> >ar
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>>> >ar
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