All Questions and Answers about Privacy

Employer's right to information from physician
I am currently on intermittent FMLA and am required to provide a doctor's excuse every time I use any accrued time for my condition, even if I only use 30 minutes. Is this within the regulations of FM...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 16, 2013 10:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can I contact my employee's doctor if he is exhibiting unacceptable behavior?
The company in question is very small (6 employees), and all employees are friendly and open about personal issues. One employee is on medication for an anxiety disorder. When he doesn't take his medi...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 28, 2013 2:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can a potential employer obtain my employee record from my current employer?
I am currently working at a job and am looking for employment near home. My potential new employer has initiated a background check through an outside company with my permission. I see that they verif...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 5, 2012 03:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can a employer insist you use your full legal name
Can my employer insist employees use their full legal first and last name when dealing with customer in a inbound collection and credit call center? We have always been allowed to use our first names ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 16, 2012 11:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can an employer or co-worker touch or remove your personal belongings from your desk ?
My 2 other co-workers were asked to stay after hrs. to rearrange our desks, I was not told about this or ask to stay. In doing this, they removed all my personal and work related things out of my desk...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 4, 2012 07:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Employer's right to medical information
Approximately 8 months ago my employer sent a form to each employee for the employee to itemize what prescription drugs they were using, including dosages and times. Supposedly, every time an employee...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 13, 2011 5:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

what is my next step
I work at a charter school. I sent an "ANONYMOUS" email to my H.R. director at my school concerning behavior of two other staff members. I just left my Principal's office and he was asking specific qu...
1 answer  |  asked May 11, 2011 1:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

ee using company computer to check personal email - what are we able to check/view?
What are the limitations of the employer with the employee that was found to not only be sending personal email from her work email account - but also checking and sending personal email on the compan...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 23, 2011 06:32 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

child support garnishment orders - are these to be kept in the payroll file for confidentiality and
is there a stepulation that states that anything effecting the payroll of an employee - garnishments, witholdings, wage increase, reimbursements, deductions - that this is to be kept in a seperate con...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 1, 2011 6:57 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can an employer install hidden cameras in general work areas to monitor employees?
1 answer  |  asked Feb 1, 2011 11:19 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida