A search of a public employees office by federal authorities investigating possible crimes in agency could not be justified under OConnor v. Ortega (1987) 480 U.S. 709, which holds that a warrantless search of a public employees office by a supervisor for work-related, noninvestigatory reasons (or for work related employee misconduct) may be performed based only on a standard of reasonableness under all the circumstances. The search was not initiated by the employer nor to carry out the agencys work.
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