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What You Say Can and Will be Held Against You: ADA Confidentiality Requirements Extend Beyond Termination of Employment

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires any information regarding employees obtained through a medical inquiry to be kept confidential. Such information must be recorded on separate forms and kept in a confidential...more

7th Circuit Declines to Follow EEOC's Broad Interpretation of the ADA's Confidentiality Provisions

Many times, in particular with the advent of social media, employers receive information regarding an employee's medical condition from various sources and are unsure how that information should be treated. In a recent...more

Loose Lips Do Not Always Sink Ships—Seventh Circuit Rejects EEOC’s View on ADA Medical Records Rule

In EEOC v. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (issued on November 20, 2012), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which is the federal appellate court covering Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, ruled that a company did not...more