If a employer leaks information about a employee are they held accountable for that information that was leaked? A supervisor told a non employee that someone was going to get fired and in turn the non employee told the person that was going to get fired. What can the person that was going to get fired do? and does that fall under the Privacy Act. I went to a lawyer about this and they said they couldnt do anythign about it and that the Privacy act has nothing to do with it.
2006-11-21 03:35:07 · 3 answers · asked by Chad S 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The lawyer was correct there is nothing in the Privacy Act to do anything about it. There may be other courses of action to take if the person getting fired feels they are being fired because of discrimination. Another course of action can be to go to the bosses boss. In most companies management is required to sign confidentiality agreements. (i.e. They are not to disclose anything that happens at work with people who are not employed by the company.) These are used mostly to prevent company secrets from leaking to competitors. If the person who leaked the information to the non employed person has signed one or if there is a company confidentiality policy and letter to the right person might get the leaker fired.
2006-11-21 04:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by mailler_mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The supervisor shouldn't have done that but there is nothing illegal about it. It was true, it happened, and it sucks. An employer can't give out your ss number but the status of your employment is generally "at will" and not a privacy issue.
2006-11-21 12:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your lawyer was right. It is not covered by that act and no one was damaged so there is no basis for an action.
2006-11-21 11:45:43 · answer #3 · answered by Controlfreak38 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋