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Is there any general legislation relating to arbitrary restriction/intrusion/inquisitiveness of people's personal life? For a random example, can employees be

Is there any general legislation relating to arbitrary restriction/intrusion/inquisitiveness of people's personal life? For a random example, can employees be required to share their workout schedule, or fitbit data? Is drug testing specifically legal?

lotsofpulp 8y ago
You can reduce the employer paid portion of health insurance premiums and then have the health insurance company reimburse the employees that share their health data, and then the employer reimburse the health insurance company for these rebates. In my experience, you already get $20 to $40 per month for going to the gym a certain number of times or doing a certain number of steps per month.
- dalbasal 8y ago
  That would be a workaround though, no? Ie, you're sharing this with an insurance company, not an employer. What law(s) would this workaround be working around? Ie, would it be illegal to make sharing this data (regardless of insurance) a condition of employment. I don't mean specific that are covered by other laws (discrimination, medical privacy), just an arbitrary thing an employer might want to know/control about an employee's personal life.
  - lotsofpulp 8y ago
    Presumably, employers aren’t experts at knowing what results in lower healthcare costs, plus it would avoid health data from being shared with another entity unnecessarily. It would also be better PR since health insurance needs your health data anyway, so nothing is changing other than people paying less for being healthier.
xorfish 8y ago
It seems it is legal in the US. Most of the developed world forbids them. In Switzerland there are some exceptions for people who may operate trains or buses, but even then, the test has to be performed by a doctor and the employer only gets told if the employee is able to perform the task or not.

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Is there any general legislation relating to arbitrary restriction/intrusion/inquisitiveness of people's personal life? For a random example, can employees be

by dalbasal 8y ago

lotsofpulp 8y ago
You can reduce the employer paid portion of health insurance premiums and then have the health insurance company reimburse the employees that share their health data, and then the employer reimburse the health insurance company for these rebates. In my experience, you already get $20 to $40 per month for going to the gym a certain number of times or doing a certain number of steps per month.
- dalbasal 8y ago
  That would be a workaround though, no? Ie, you're sharing this with an insurance company, not an employer. What law(s) would this workaround be working around? Ie, would it be illegal to make sharing this data (regardless of insurance) a condition of employment. I don't mean specific that are covered by other laws (discrimination, medical privacy), just an arbitrary thing an employer might want to know/control about an employee's personal life.
  - lotsofpulp 8y ago
    Presumably, employers aren’t experts at knowing what results in lower healthcare costs, plus it would avoid health data from being shared with another entity unnecessarily. It would also be better PR since health insurance needs your health data anyway, so nothing is changing other than people paying less for being healthier.
xorfish 8y ago
It seems it is legal in the US. Most of the developed world forbids them. In Switzerland there are some exceptions for people who may operate trains or buses, but even then, the test has to be performed by a doctor and the employer only gets told if the employee is able to perform the task or not.