This
paper examines both sides of the
issue surrounding the
ethical and moral righteousness of excessive
monitoring in the
workplace. The paper
describes the policy that is in effect for most companies regarding workplace monitoring and takes a look a California law on this issue. The paper also describes the different types of workplace monitoring that can occur and takes a focused look at the biggest source of controversy, which is related to the ethical morality of computer monitoring and whether or not employers have a right to monitor electronic mail systems within the workplace. A case study of a lawsuit on this subject is appended to the paper as well.