Collecting Employee Medical Information | Practical Law

Collecting Employee Medical Information | Practical Law

This Practice Note reviews the circumstances in which an employer may collect employee medical information during the course of the employment relationship. It also provides best practices for requesting medical information, addressing flawed medical information and appropriate responses when the employee refuses to comply with the employer's request for medical information.

Collecting Employee Medical Information

Practical Law Canada Practice Note w-009-8552 (Approx. 19 pages)

Collecting Employee Medical Information

by Practical Law Canada Employment
MaintainedCanada (Common Law)
This Practice Note reviews the circumstances in which an employer may collect employee medical information during the course of the employment relationship. It also provides best practices for requesting medical information, addressing flawed medical information and appropriate responses when the employee refuses to comply with the employer's request for medical information.