The Scoop on Sick Days: Privacy Rights & What You Need to Know
It’s not atypical to call out sick. After all, we’re all under the weather from time to time. The question though is what happens when your employer asks for medical certification during this time to document it.
Well, today’s New York Post tackles the topic in reference to a reader asking if this violate’s his or her privacy.
Here’s the scoop: The information your health care provider may share falls within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This includes the specific type of information it may disclose, to whom and when.
In the piece, human resources executive Gregory Giangrande writes:
“It generally doesn’t govern what questions your employer asks.
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