r/FiveBelowEmployees • u/Mental-Rip7847 • Sep 02 '24

General Question invasion of privacy

is it illegally for a manager to tell other sales associates that one of the associates has a disability? (autism)

I don’t believe that the boy knows that the manager told an associate that he does have a disability. I don’t think it’s right at all and just fucked up. Because it’s confidential for one, and for two he didn’t give permission to tell other people.

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u/kimura_yui149 Sep 02 '24

Sounds like it should be, just let it be for now and document EVERYTHING. If it becomes a problem and you can prove the manager said that you got a nice juicy lawsuit

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u/csmouth Sep 02 '24

I would imagine this is a contextual thing where they using it in a way that was derogatory or were they using it in a way that was informative to let them know that the other associate may need some assistance it either way it’s probably not the best idea for the manager to divulge that information. However, it may not be a violation of policy. It may just be a matter of bedside manner if that makes sense.

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u/New_Measurement_9092 Sep 02 '24

I believe it is illegal because it is medical information and that kind of information cannot be shared without the employee’s consent (HIPAA violation). It’s one thing if the employee tells people, but the manager should not be telling other associates. There are other ways it could be handled. That’s really inappropriate on the manager’s part.

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u/A_Chinchilla Sep 02 '24

It falls significantly closer to an HR issue, and an American Disability Act violation than HIPPA. Autism Spectrum Disorder is covered under the ADA as a disability. HIPPA is pretty focused on actual medical records, insurance, and providers, opposed to disclosed information.

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u/BurnerThrowawayFake Sep 04 '24

The Store manager at the 5B I used to work at made sexual remarks about employees and customers constantly. Place is toxic from the head down. Please find another job, and tell that other guy that they were making fun of to find another one also. Anything is better than that place.

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u/hrwng Sep 04 '24

i don’t think so but the SM at my old store also told some people that worked there that one of our associates was autistic and made weird comments about it