Labor, Employment & Worker’s Compensation
Where Worker’s Compensation Intersects with OHSA Guidance on COVID-19
The OSHA May 19, 2020 memo entitled Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and contained in the link, https://www.osha.gov/memos/2020-05-19/revised-enforcement-guidance-recording-cases-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19 , deals primarily with what constitutes a reportable COVID-19 finding to OSHA. The fact that an employee may have acquired COVID-19 at work (i.e., the COVID-19 is work-related) is just one…
Read MoreA healthcare provider’s civil liability for an employee’s breach of patient confidentiality: Indiana’s evolving law on civil damages for breaches of medical privacy.
Although the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) does not provide a private right of action, a plaintiff still may recover damages for the wrongful disclosure of his or her private health information under Indiana law. A healthcare provider can be held vicariously liable for the wrongful disclosure by its employee when…
Read MoreFEDERAL LAW PROTECTS LGBT COMMUNITY FROM EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
The United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling this morning. The Court held that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay and transgender workers from employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Court issued its ruling in response to three (3) cases before the Court: Bostock v. Clayton County, which involved…
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