Legal Question in Business Law in Oklahoma

Is it lawful for employers to share personal information about their employees?

Is it lawful for a manager to share personal information about their employees with nonemployees or even other employees? For example, if an employee went to a conflict management seminar, can the manager tell others about that?


Asked on 7/21/05, 2:08 pm

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Hunt John Urgentlegalcare.com

Re: Is it lawful for employers to share personal information about their employe

Hopefully someone else will also reply. It is possible that a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") occurred, if the conflict management seminar is considered personal health information. That answer I do not know. Also, HIPPA doesnt apply to all employers.

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Answered on 7/22/05, 12:10 am


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