The disclosure of confidential medical information can be a real thorn in the side of employers. While there are a myriad of laws protecting an employee’s right to keep their medical information private in the workplace, preventing the spread is what can be troublesome. In some instances, employees will volunteer information about their medical condition to co-workers and even to managers and supervisors. In other cases, employees safeguard their private issues and dread disclosure at all costs.
What happens when a manager who lawfully comes into possession of confidential medical information disseminates that information to others employees, without consent? That was precisely the issue in a recent case from Fort Myers, Florida, in Holtrey v. Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Case No. 2:16-cv-34-FtM-38CM (M.D. Fl. Jan. 12). The result was a lawsuit alleging multiple violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
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