Springfield Public Schools in Missouri may be in the early stages of what could become an all-out employee revolt. And if they are, some employees claim that the district has no one to blame but itself for not properly securing employee, student, and parent data even after they were warned of serious privacy breaches and…
Category: Workplace
No, you can’t make staff divulge their meds
John Wilcox reports: The EEOC has filed a lawsuit against a Texas employer that requires all its employees to report every medication they take, both prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Oncor Electric Delivery Co. in Dallas made every employee agree in writing to abide by a medication disclosure policy requiring them to reveal “all medications” that…
Washington Law Limits Employer’s Right to Plaintiff’s Medical Records in Discrimination Cases
A new law in Washington limits employers’ ability to obtain plaintiffs’ medical records. Kathryn J. Barry of Jackson Lewis writes: Effective June 7, 2018, employers defending claims brought under Washington’s Law Against Discrimination face a very constricted ability to be entitled to obtain a plaintiff’s medical records only if the plaintiff: (1) alleges a specific…
Stouffville mayor accused of ‘serious’ privacy breach by town
Noor Javed reports: The town of Whitchurch-Stouffville has issued a news release accusing the mayor of being behind a privacy breach that involves making copies of and distributing “confidential information and personnel records” to members of the public. In the release issued Wednesday afternoon, the town said it was launching legal action against embattled Mayor…