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Can we make medical appointments on behalf of workers?

Question: Is it a breach of privacy laws to ask our workers for their doctor’s information to add to their personnel file? We have had issues with workers not going to the doctor immediately after sustaining a workplace injury and we would like to be able to contact their clinic to make an appointment for them to ensure a timely response in their rehabilitation.

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