In One Court Case, a Hospital Employee, Who Had Been

question 72

Multiple Choice

In one court case, a hospital employee, who had been fired for showing coworkers sexually explicit photos on a hospital computer, sued his former employer for wrongful termination. What did the court rule and why?

• A)​The employee won the case because the court stated that he had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
• B)​The employee won the case because the court stated that viewing sexually explicit photos is not illegal.
• C) ​The hospital won the case because the court stated that the employee did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy when using the hospital's computer at work.
• D) ​The hospital won the case because the court stated that all employers have the right to monitor their employees' behavior at all times.

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