Is that okay? It can’t be, right?
I disclosed to my two direct bosses and their secretary that I needed time off work due to mental health issues after a week long stay in the psych ward. I even went as far as explaining all of my story dealing with family problems and grief, because I really wanted them to understand why I needed time off work. I went back to work today after being away for a month and to my surprise one of my subordinates told me he heard from someone else that I “couldn’t handle the job, had a breakdown, and went to a mental asylum”. Does this constitute as sharing my medical information and is there something I can do about this? I’m in the USA.