Workplace Privacy

[mcdo]

What is the name of your state? North Carolina

An employee told a security officer that another employee has COVID. The Security Officer reported to the management’s head of safety and head of security that the employee had COVID. Is this an invasion of privacy by the Security Officer?

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state? North Carolina

An employee told a security officer that another employee has COVID. The Security Officer reported to the management’s head of safety and head of security that the employee had COVID. Is this an invasion of privacy by the Security Officer?

No. There is not an invasion of privacy if the information has not been held private.

It’s also not defamation. Defamation requires that a statement that is communicated be false and harmful to one’s reputation.

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https://forum.freeadvice.com/threads/workplace-liability.663764/

Information from North Carolina’s Department of Labor on Covid, revised April 8, 2022 (there might be more recent updates):

https://www.labor.nc.gov/osh/covid-19-faqs/open