KatieJ7103
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- Jurisdiction
- Virginia
My previous manager was fired due to a hippa violation involving another co-workers medical records. Our human resource department contacted me and asked me for a statement on what I had seen or heard in our office. They asked me to come in after hours so no one would see me to talk. I went and talked to them where they promised no one would ever know they talked to me or what I had said. They asked me to send a written statement later that week and I did. The manager that was fired has now filled a lawsuit against the company for wrongful termination. The attorney for the company has let me know I will be called witness to be questioned at the trial. I asked if my statements had been released to the manager that was fired along with their attorney and he said yes we had to give them what we had. If I was promised it would stay confidential where does that leave me? Is this legal?