An employee sends a racist joke to a coworker via their company email account. A manager discovers this, and the employee is fired. The employee sues the company for violation of privacy for monitoring his email. What will a judge most likely rule?
A) The employee is entitled to damages but not to get his job back.
B) The company has the right to monitor employee email.
C) The employee has a right to private email communication.
D) The company was within its rights but must rehire the employee.

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The company has the right to monitor employee email, especially when using company email accounts and systems, to ensure compliance with company policies and laws.

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