Medical/legal pedes, have the protections of HIPAA been suspended for the scamdemic response? It was my understanding that it is illegal to even ask someone about their personal medical information.
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I think FMLA laws play into this as well. As an employer, you cannot ask an employee why they are taking FMLA, you can only ask if it is for themselves or a family member. Between HIPPA laws and FMLA laws, many corporations were really trying to cover themselves from a legal standpoint and stopped asking for even sick notes from their employees. When I was a manager, I was told to not even ask why someone is calling in sick. My sister got fired for taking a sick note from an employee. Lawsuits are costly and time consuming. Obviously, corporations are not afraid of being sued anymore.