Legal Issues
Issue 1 – Was Paul Cronan’s right to privacy violated when his supervisor disclosed his illness to the rest of the company without permission from him?
Rule – Under Massachusetts law, a person has a statutory right against unreasonable, substantial or serious interference with his privacy. (Mass.Gen.Laws ch 214 1b) Medical records and information are generally encompassed in this right.
The Americans with Disabilities Act covers this issue in greater depth and states that medical information needs to be keep separate from other personal information and should not be disclosed to anyone without the expressed written permission of the employee. Exceptions to this rule apply to those persons or agencies that generally hav
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