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I am a health care professional and have been diagnosed with scabies. Am I legally obligated to tell my employer?
Asked on Oct 03rd, 2012 on Business Law - Indiana
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I only have direct contact with patients ten hours every week. I contracted it from my previous employer possibly.
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Scabies is a communicable disease caused by a mite. Whether or not a law requires you to disclose it, any sense of decency or professionalism mandates that you do so. Your employer may be legally liable for the consequences of his failure to keep you away from patients.
Answered on Oct 05th, 2012 at 3:35 PM