Can an employer ask personal medical questions?
The ADA places restrictions on employers when it comes to asking job applicants to answer medical questions, take a medical exam, or identify a disability. An employer may not ask a job applicant, for example, if he or she has a disability (or about the nature of an obvious disability).
Is it OK to discuss your medical condition with other employees?
In general, an employer, manager, supervisor or HR professional discussing an employee’s medical condition with other employees is just plain inappropriate.
What should I do if I overheard a coworker making hateful comments?
HR people in particular should know better than to stay silent at this kind of thing, so I hope that person spoke up. if they didn’t, that would be another nudge in favor of reporting. 2. I’m having trouble focusing in a shared office
What should I say if I overheard a coworker talking about Caitlyn Jenner?
Please speak up. Say something like this to your coworker: “This has been bothering me for a few days, so I wanted to speak to you about it. The other day, I overheard your conversation with Jane about Caitlyn Jenner, and what I heard was disrespectful and unkind.
In general, an employer, manager, supervisor or HR professional discussing an employee’s medical condition with other employees is just plain inappropriate.
Can a boss disclose my health issues to other employees?
Employee health information is protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act. The ADA requires employers to keep all health information about an employee confidential. If the employer discloses employee health information, then the employee can file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC. I will attach a link to the EEOC’s website.
Is your office staff accidentally oversharing patient?
In most cases, it comes down to having an awareness of what constitutes a violation in the first place (even an accidental one) and properly training staff to detect when patient information is overshared. There are many small ways that accidental HIPAA violations can occur without so much as a second thought. A few common instances include:
Is it illegal to discuss medical information with a coworker?
However, discussing information (even medical information) that a coworker shared does not violate HIPAA violation as long as you didn’t use your position to obtain the information.