Privacy - Personnel Files - Redress for Privacy Violations

There are many instances in which an employer may share information about an employee with a third party. Employers regularly, for example, disclose information about their employees to other employers, unions, and law-enforcement agencies. They may also share information with banks and creditors, insurance companies, government agencies, and even third-party private individuals. Although some of these disclosures may be at the employee's request or required by law, others may be may be considered a violation of privacy or inflict harm.

Collective Bargaining and the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)

Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor

Background

Remedies Available under the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)

Employee Benefit Plans

The most important disclosure that must be made under an ERISA plan is a summary plan description, which informs participants, beneficiaries, and others as to the different aspects of a plan and how it operates.