Tag Archives: Medical privacy
WHEN IS GROUP MEETING CHATTER ILLEGAL? Managers talk with employees all the time, individually, in regularly scheduled periodic meetings and even informally during breaks. In my experience, it is not uncommon for an employee to ask a manager about a … Continue reading
“SHE IS ON MEDICATION” A supervisor asked a contractor to keep an eye on an employee who had yelled and cursed on the job that day and to report back to him about any further incidents. The supervisor then told … Continue reading
MEDICAL PRIVACY QUIZ An employee informs her manager that she will need some sick leave because of pending knee replacement surgery. Her supervisor passes on that information on to her supervisors so that they are aware of a potential need … Continue reading