Release of confidential medical information by HR

[Byrdman73]

North Carolina
At the begining of 2004 my girlfriend and I were married for the purpose of providing medical benifits for her and her child. Outside of the courthouse, noone knew that we were married. The purpose for this was so that we could have a REAL wedding later when we could afford it. I went to my HR rep and filled out the nessesary paperwork and added my wife and child to my policy. Later that day my immediate supervisor congratulates me on being married. My immediate supervisor is the last person I would want to have informed. My having 2 people dependant on my employment for insuance coverage means I'm much less likely to leave my job and therefore my supervisor could be less inclined to improve my compensation for working there. I confirmed that he received this information directly from my HR rep. Upon knowing of my marriage, he was now aware that I had added my wife and child onto my medical benifits policy. Is this a genuine violation? What is my recourse?

[cbg]

No, this is not a violation. That is not medical information. The fact that you are married is not protected information; nor is whether or not you are covered on the company medical insurance.

It is completely untrue that having dependents on your medical coverage means that you are less likely to leave your job, except in your own mind. There is NO connection between the two. People with dependents on medical insurance leave jobs every day.

You are making something out of nothing.