The City of Linwood encourages employees with contagious diseases
or life-threatening illnesses to continue their normal pursuits, including
work, to the extent allowed by their condition. The City shall make
reasonable accommodations to known physical and mental limitation
of all employees, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified
to safely perform the essential functions of the job and also provided
that the accommodation does not impose an unreasonable hardship on
the City.
The City will take reasonable precautions to protect such information
from inappropriate disclosure, including the following:
1. Medical information may be disclosed with the prior written informed
consent of the person who is the subject of the information.
2. Information may be disclosed without the prior written consent to
qualified individuals for the purpose of conducting management audits,
financial audits, and program evaluations, but these individuals shall
not identify, either directly or indirectly, the person who is the
subject of the record in a report or evaluation, or otherwise disclose
the person's identity in any manner. Information shall not be released
to these individuals unless it is vital to the audit or evaluation.
3. Information and other employees have a responsibility to maintain
the confidentiality of employee medical information. Anyone inappropriately
disclosing such information shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Department heads, Supervisors and other employees have a responsibility
to maintain the confidentiality of employee medical information. Anyone
inappropriately disclosing such information shall be subject to disciplinary
action.