10.2190/410E-V5CW-9DAC-5HJK 410EV5CW9DAC5HJK 5 Electronic Mail Privacy in The Workplace: E-Mail Shows Need for Legislative Action, But Opportunity May Have Been Missed 235 249 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 410EV5CW9DAC5HJK.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=410EV5CW9DAC5HJK 3 David M. Snyder Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania One of the most rapidly evolving areas of employment law is privacy. Technological innovation in the workplace continually challenges our conceptions of privacy. E-mail is the latest tool to exceed the grasp of existing privacy law. The common law's inability to adapt to e-mail exemplifies the need for legislative action to protect employee privacy. This article explores possible legislative solutions and attempts to identify procedures that reflect the core values of those solutions.