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RobinA

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9. In This Country

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:16 PM

Mar 2015

The doctor has a duty if there is a specific threat, e. g. "I am scheduled to work tomorrow and I feel like I could crash the plane." "I'm feeling depressed lately," is not going to cut it to allow the doctor to warn.

Frankly, at this point it hasn't even been disclosed why he had a note saying he couldn't work. For all we know he could have had an eye problem. This whole story doesn't add up at this point based on what's been disclosed.

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What to do? Seems the pilot had a doctor's note not to fly the day he crashed the plane. [View all] Stinky The Clown Mar 2015 OP

Two people in a train cab is common sense. Railroads are pushing against it, though. Brickbat Mar 2015 #1

Certain diagnoses should automatically trigger sending the employer the info. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #2

There are exceptions to the medical privacy laws dflprincess Mar 2015 #3

Possibly moondust Mar 2015 #4

Mixed feelings here. Cleita Mar 2015 #5

Punching holes in confidentiality is not going Downwinder Mar 2015 #6

How about the pilot (or whatever) who doesn't disclose his occupation to the doc? Stinky The Clown Mar 2015 #7

two people in the cockpit still may not have prevented this. KMOD Mar 2015 #8

In This Country RobinA Mar 2015 #9

You go to the Dr. to get an excuse not to fly. Downwinder Mar 2015 #10

What about driving a two lane highway? Capt.Rocky300 Mar 2015 #11

Well put jberryhill Mar 2015 #12

Death comes in on a fluke alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #13

Nope gwheezie Mar 2015 #14

In my state (AZ) if someone comes to me (I am a lawyer) former9thward Mar 2015 #15