My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: California
Hi, I’m new to this forum so let me give a little background information before I ask my question.
I was involved in a horrific fire accident where I was the only one who came out un-injured where the other 3 were hospitalized for their injuries and one ended up passing away due to her injuries. This happened to be fault of the vehicle, so we have a lawsuit currently going on about that.
Being part of such a traumatic accident, I took a small leave of abscence to be with everyone in the hospital and to control my emotions as I was a complete wreck. To this day (6 months later) I am living with flashbacks and dealing with the aftermath of the accident on a daily basis.
I had to meet with a therapist that my lawyer had set up an appointment with, which happened to be during the work week, so I disclosed personal information to my boss regarding my lawsuit so he was aware of my situation. I let him know I haven’t told anyone about it and I don’t feel comfortable with people knowing.
Ever since that day, I have had multiple people come up to me and ask about my lawsuit. Saying things across the room like “we know you won a lot of money if you stop showing up here!!”, while most are sympathetic to me, the fact everyone knows has really affected me. This was an extremely traumatic event for me and I’m a very private person, so the fact my boss just told everyone has been so emotionally draining that I dread coming to work.
Is disclosing my personal information to people at my work illegal? I feel like this breaks some sort of personal privacy law or something. This isn’t the first time he disclosed personal information about myself and others, but this is the first time it truly has affected my well-being.
Please provide any advice.
Thank you!

