Employer's Disclosure of Medical Information Gained From Non-medical Inquiry Did Not Violate ADA: Seventh Circuit | Practical Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in EEOC v. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans that information about an employee's illness provided in response to a non-medical inquiry is not protected by the confidentiality requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) where the employer was unaware of the employee's medical condition beforehand.