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VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on February 8, 2011. Also cited in 225 other reports.
Report ID: SPE000000058105, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: VISN 07 Birmingham, AL
Issue:
Employee A filed complaint that Employee B (non-manager) opened her W2. Update: 02/09/11:The PO received a Report of Contact (ROC) from the Employee B who opened Employee B's W2. The ROC states she opened the W2 by accident and did not see any information. The ROC states that she immediately taped the W2 shut and gave it to the CBOC manager.02/14/11:Employee B will receive a letter offering credit protection services.
Outcome:
Redacted credit monitoring letter attached. Process has been changed whereas the Nurse Manager will personally hand out W2 forms to employees.