It is unlawful under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act for an employer to authorize an interception even when the equipment used is what is used in the ordinary course of business.

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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 protects private and public sector employees from employer monitoring of their telephone calls and other communications without a court order. There are two exceptions to this general prohibition. First, interception is authorized where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent. Second, the business extension provision creates an exception where the equipment used is what is used in the ordinary course of business.

It Is Unlawful Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act for an Employer