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There have been rumors regarding the possibility that an employee in one of our facilities could be HIV positive. The employee has made a complaint against a specific co-worker who was discussi
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Re: HIV Status Disclosure
posted at 2/2/2012 6:33 PM EST
on Workforce Management
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Maybe HIPAA doesn't cover employees talking to each other about their coworkers' potential medical issues, but you might want to consider making it a policy that this is inappropriate workplace behavior. It is, in my opinion, a form of bulllying as you are describing the current behaviors.
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