The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that an employer cannot request medical records for its own review.
In O'Connor v. Pierson, No. 04-0224-cv, 10/11/2005, Thomas O'Connor, an English teacher and track coach, was placed on administrative leave with pay while the Board of Education looked into allegations that allegations that O'Connor used foul language and made sexual remarks to students, yelled at a fellow teacher, and breached school security. O'Connor's cardiologist, Dr. Rubin, notified the superintendent, Robert Buganski, that he had advised O'Connor to take...
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