Help Wanted: When work, privacy collide
Photo credit: iStock | If a patient has privacy concerns about a health-premium credit program run by the employer’s vendor, the patient’s options focus on health care entities, not the employer, an attorney says.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: I work for a catering hall that requires us to wear name tags with our full name. We have brought up the potential risks of displaying our last names and were told that we must wear the tags anyway. Is this legal? -- Nervous Caterer
DEAR NERVOUS: I'm afraid you're out of luck, according to a local employment attorney.
"There is no per se law against employers' requiring...
