Was my privacy violated by my employer? I was hospitalized in ''09 due to an intentional drug overdose. My employer found out and called my church.

The key fact that is missing from your inquiry is whether your employer learned of your health issue under circumstances where confidentiality had been promised or should be assumed. If, for example, your employer "found out" from a public source, the rumor mill or otherwise, then your employer had no greater duty to refrain from spreading the news than any other member of the general public. There are many misconceptions about the presumed right to "privacy" of medical information. In order for such information to be subject to privacy rights, it must be treated by you and your family as private and must not become a matter of public knowledge through your actions. Once the cat is out of the bag, it's fair game, with very few exceptions.