Attorney Mike Subit Quoted in Amazon Privacy Conflict
Posted on Oct 27, 2015 10:00am PDT
Attorney Mike Subit was recently quoted in
Seattle Weekly News, as he explained the legalities of a situation involving Amazon spokesperson
Jay Carney. Mike was originally quoted in a piece that discussed
Amazon’s questionable working conditions and employee treatment. Carney responded to the article in a blog post
that had many people raising eyebrows and questioning whether or not he
could legally state such things.
In this
recent blog post, Carney shared some questionable information about a former employee that
was speaking ill of the company. Carney claimed that the former employee
could not be trusted because the grounds on which he left Amazon were
based on falsifying records and fraud. Even though Carney has made these
claims, there is no actual evidence to back up these claims.
Seattle Weekly News reached out to Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP to
help clarify whether or not Carney could legally disclose such intimate
details about a former employee. Attorney Mike Subit explained that even
though most large companies stay away from disclosing such details, Carney
technically was within his right to reveal it. However, in doing so, Carney
puts himself at risk of being sued for defamation. The former employee
could have a case against Carney if he feels as if this information was
misrepresented and cost them job opportunities.
Unfortunately, as unfair as this breach of information may seem, the former
employee may not have a strong case against Carney. Due to non-disclosure
agreements, former employees are unable to disclose information about
a company’s business practices. Even though the former employee
has a case it may be difficult to win, due to Amazon’s rights to
privacy and operations—difficult, but not impossible.
For more information about former employee privacy or whether you may have
a case against a former employer,
contact Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP today.