I don' t agree with monitoring individual staff e-mails or voice conversations (unless someone is really being singled out due to his/her criminal actions). That is pretty anal. However, they can do it in California. While I don' t think it is good for people to look at porn at work, I don' t like the " Big Brother" practice of immediately firing someone & escorting them out of the building upon a FIRST offense. That is pretty overboard. I just want to monitor for activity that can hurt my network, etc.
In California, an employer can also fire you for no reason. " The implications of the at will relationship are far-reaching. Unless there is an agreement to the contrary, an employer may discharge an employee at any time for any legal reason. As long as an employee is not fired for an illegal reason_such as racial or gender discrimination_an employer does not need a good reason to fire someone. Even a silly reason is enough."