Who has permission to open a letter addressed to a business>?

If a letter is addressed to an employee on the first line and the company on the second line, legally, who may open the letter?

it's property of the business (as is the employee)

employee duh

The employee or the business compnay has the right to open it

The addressed employee. ;)

employee

The employee and the company.

Legally, anyone working in the business authorized to open mail. Your company mailroom, an admin assistant, company officers, company owner, etc....

WHOMEVER THAT BUSINESS DESIGNATES LEGALLY

Usually the reception person, personal assistant or the person the mail is addressed to.

the boss of the department where the letter was sent to or the business manager or the owner of the company

Typically the Adressee, or their secretary if they have one.

But I'm pretty sure it's possible for someone in authority to open it since it is supposedly business related. Much like e-mail, you shouldn't ever expect privacy in corporate email. They have a right to view your messages.

The employee. The company is only a frame of reference at that point.


pssst.... use steam and you can open it without the employee knowing! shhhhhhhhh!

I permit you to open those kinds of letters.

If there is a mailroom, then that piece of mail would be put in that persons mailbox. If there is just a receptionist that is in charge of the mail...she would be allowed to open it and then forward it as necessary. Since the recipients name is already on the outside of the envelope, a receptionist with any integrity would just pass it along unopened.

hmmm difficult question and an ethical one. I would contact an attorney for specifics but in my OPINION, if the letter is addressed to you care of Big Business then you should open the mail. However, i have worked in locations that state if the mail comes to their address then it is their right to open the letter. so I would suggest NOT getting anything personal and confidential that does not pertain to work sent to your work. I know this stinks. However, if it's business related and addressed to you and a superior opened it, then they have a right to, but if a non superior does then you have a case to take up with human resources. good Luck

The employee.

Only the person that it's addressed to on the first line. Just because it has the name of the business on the second line doesn't really mean anything, just that's where the letter was being sent to.

The only one who has permission to open a letter is the person who it is addressed to on the first line.

The business listed on the second line is only a reference to where that person may be located.

The business or other employees have no right to open the letter.

The business should return the letter to the postal service to be forwarded to the addressee, If the person whose name is on the first line is not available.

Other people are not allowed to open mail addressed to you simply because they are at the same location [ dormitory; hospital; apartment; etc] just because of the location on the second line.

The business has the right to open all correspondence it receives addressed to them, regardless of whether it has "ATTN: EMPLOYEE NAME", or even if it says "CONFIDENTIAL - ONLY TO BE OPENED BY ADDRESSEE"