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Is it illegal for my employer to reveal my mental health diagnosis to a colleague?I found out that, several years ago, one of my colleagues sexually assaulted three women. My knew about this when he hired him. I found out when I googled the individual. My supervisor has a plan for each member of our staff to "tell our life stories". I told him that I am unwilling to listen to that particular employee tell his story as it will trigger my PTSD. My supervisor then told a different...

1 answer | asked Feb 28, 2018

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Fired after giving notice of resignation - what can I do?Once an employee turns in his/her resignation is it illegal for the employer to lay the employee off?

3 answers | asked Mar 15, 2001