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    ccaatthhyy Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 19, 2010, 07:49 PM
    Can an employer call a family member and ask them if you are having problems at home?
    I was wrongly suspended for 3 days from work. My supervisor called my sister at her job and ask her if I had spoke with her, she said no.
    My supervisor told her she knew I had been to the Doctor and wanted to know if I had issues at home. Is it legal for my supervisor to disclose personal information to my family.
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    Sep 21, 2010, 10:36 AM

    Is it legal? I don't see any HIPPA laws being broken. Your supervisor just wanted to see if your sister could shed some light on your problems.

    Why were you suspended "wrongly" for 3 days?
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    Sep 21, 2010, 12:47 PM

    Agree with Twinkie - all else aside, why were you suspended and how did your Supervisor know how to contact your sister?
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