Employee did not violate Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by checking Facebook and personal email at work

By Evan Brown (@internetcases) | Posted May 11th, 2011

Lee v. PMSI, Inc., 2011 WL 1742028 (M.D.Fla., May 6, 2011)

Former employee sued the company she used to work for alleging pregnancy discrimination. The company countersued under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) alleging that the former employee violated the CFAA by using her work computer to access Facebook and check her personal email. She moved to dismiss the counterclaim, and the court granted the motion. The court found that the company failed to allege that its computer system was damaged by plaintiff’s internet usage, and plaintiff was alleged only to have accessed her own information, not that of the employer.

One Response to “Employee did not violate Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by checking Facebook and personal email at work”

  1. REPLY says:

    Social sites are for the pubic to see. Upon looking at your e-mail or Facebook doesn’t mean you already violated a rule. But then if you have been told to stop looking at it and still does it and if you are checking it instead or working then that's violation.

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