3rd Circuit Reverses Ruling For Employer That Searched Texts On Employee’s Phone

Mealey's (October 11, 2022, 1:25 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — An employee whose personal text messages dating back more than a year were searched by his employer before his firing may proceed with his claims alleging that his firing was actually retaliation for filing a race and disability bias complaint, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, reversing a trial court’s summary judgment ruling for the employer....