COVID-19 CASES IN WORKPLACE

Why aren't Covid-19 cases made public in private companies?

Are often bound by hipaa rules and regulations when it comes to being transparent about covid-19 cases in the workplace.

Because of those rules, some employers are not legally allowed to disclose that information if that person does not sign a hipaa waiver.

Employers then have to decide if they want to release this information and risk a violation.

"you got a choice to make, if you do devulge it, they may sue you for a hipaa violation, where that would go, i don't know.

I think under the current climate i don't think too many courts would be very sympathetic to a plaintiff if they refused to allow the employer to devulge that information."

The employer is mandated to report your name and positive test the employer is mandated to report your name and positive test to the local health department if they conduct their own tests.

However, the health department is in