Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
2 weeks ago I provided my work with a doctors note stating that I was unable to shave due to severe skin irritation. Today one of my coworkers told me that he saw the note inside a file in a public work area. I checked the file and sure enough my doctors note was right on top. Is this a breach of my confidentiality? Doesn't my work have a requirement to keep this information private?... or at least more private than inside a random file?
I have also had other problems with confidentiality at my work in the past, ranging from finding Write-Ups left on the desktop of public computers, and my boss disciplining me in front of other employees... I have kept documentation on all of these events.
Is there anything that I can do about this lack of confidentiality?
1 Answer from Attorneys
This a labor/employment law question now a legal ethics question.There is information that is to be kept from the public and not open but not necessarily confidential. Especially when you're providing information in a public sense like this there is little expectation that you can expect of privacy in the work place.
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