During litigation over an employment situation between Park & Ride, LLC and its employee Quent, Park & Ride asks the court for access to Quent's complete social media records. The court is most likely to grant access if
A) Park & Ride can show a reasonable need for social media evidence.
B) Quent has no reasonable expectation of privacy in the records.
C) Quent is not part of a protected class.
D) the request is a fishing expedition.

Question

During litigation over an employment situation between Park & Ride, LLC and its employee Quent, Park & Ride asks the court for access to Quent's complete social media records. The court is most likely to grant access if​
A) ​Park & Ride can show a reasonable need for social media evidence.
B) ​Quent has no reasonable expectation of privacy in the records.
C) ​Quent is not part of a protected class.
D) ​the request is a fishing expedition.

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The court is most likely to grant access to Quent's social media records if Park & Ride can show a reasonable need for the evidence. Courts have recognized that social media evidence can be relevant to employment cases, but the requesting party must provide a valid reason for access. Merely requesting access as a fishing expedition would not be sufficient. Quent's reasonable expectation of privacy in their social media records is also a consideration, but alone is not likely to determine whether access will be granted. Finally, Quent's membership in a protected class is likely irrelevant to the question of access to social media records.

During Litigation Over an Employment Situation Between Park & Ride