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Privacy
Hospital Worker Fails To Show That Termination For HIPAA Violation Was Discriminatory
By Michael R. Bertoncini on
Posted in Discrimination Claim Risk Avoidance, Privacy
A hospital lawfully terminated an employee for improperly accessing a co-worker’s lab results and refusing to admit to doing so, a federal district court in Mississippi has found in Cosby v. Vicksburg Healthcare, LLC D/B/A River Region Medical Center, et al., No. 5:11cv159-KS-MTP (S.D. Miss. May 16, 2013), rejecting the former employee’s claim of…
New York’s Highest Court To Say Whether Medical Practice Can Be Sued For Wrongful Texts By Non-Physician Employee
By Ana C. Shields on
Posted in Uncategorized
The following note from our colleagues at the Jackson Lewis LLP Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report may be of particular interest to healthcare employers. Click here to be transferred directly to the link.
Monitoring and Accessing Social Networking Content–New Jersey District Court Weighs In Again
For an interesting reminder about the potential pitfalls of investigating employees through social media, please click here to go to the Jackson Lewis Workplace Pirvacy Blog to read about Ehling v. Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp.
In-House Physician’s Disclosure of Employee Medical Information to Management Violates ADA, Court Rules
By Ana C. Shields on
Posted in Privacy
On-site health clinics, occupational health clinics, and in-house physicians can be attractive options for businesses that take a comprehensive approach to disability and leave management. However, as one federal district court makes clear, employers need to be mindful of the workplace law risks. This case involves one of those risks – the ADA and its…