2020 Archdiocese of Atlanta Employee Policy Manual/September 2020 - Manual / Resource - Page 63
information are examples of information considered confidential. Employees, Volunteers and
Independent Contractors who intentionally or unintentionally divulge confidential information
deliberately or through carelessness may be terminated.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):
Certain employees of the Archdiocese of Atlanta may have access to employees’ health
information maintained by the group health plan. Under the federal Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), this health information is confidential and may only be
used by authorized employees for approved purposes.
Archdiocese employees who violate the policies and procedures regarding the safeguarding of an
individual’s health information maintained by its HIPAA-covered group health plan are subject to
appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including immediate dismissal from employment.
Disciplinary action may include some or all of the steps detailed in the Archdiocese’s
Administrative Action Guidelines, although the Archdiocese reserves the right to suspend some or
all of the steps of the disciplinary action process. Violations of HIPAA can result in both civil and
criminal penalties, and can include prison sentences, depending on the nature and severity of the
violation
4.13 VOTING POLICY
Employees are permitted to take up to two hours from work without a loss of pay to vote if the
employee does not have at least two (2) consecutive hours off outside the regular work day when
the polls are open. Notification for voting leave must be submitted to the immediate supervisor at
least two days in advance of the election date. The time off to vote should be recorded as “time
worked”.
4.14
JURY DUTY
The Archdiocese of Atlanta encourages employees to fulfill their civic obligations. If an employee
is called to serve on jury duty, the immediate supervisor must be notified as soon as possible.
Employees who serve on a jury will be paid their normal pay. Employees are expected to report to
work on any days or partial days that they are not required to report or are excused from court by
1:00 p.m. or earlier. Employees must submit a copy of the official notification or a statement from
the court.
Employees are not expected to return to the Archdiocese or the parish/school business office jury
duty pay received. A statement from the court on the amount of daily compensation received may
be required.
