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Privacy Tip #352 – Don’t Get Scammed Ordering Your Free COVID-19 Test Kits

The federal government has implemented a program in which each household can order four free COVID-19 test kits through the United States Postal Service (USPS). This is a perfect opportunity for scammers to spoof the USPS...more

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Safer Federal Workforce Taskforce Issues Broad FAQ With Implications For Federal Contractors And On-Site Employees

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Yesterday, the Safer Workforce Taskforce (Task Force) publicized a slew of new FAQs with one set containing surprising information regarding federal contractors. To be clear, this is not the guidance contractors are waiting...more

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COVID-19: self-isolation removed for double jabbed close contacts in England from 16 August - implications for employers

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The UK government has confirmed that from Monday 16 August the rules on self-isolation for COVID close contacts will change for (a) the fully vaccinated (meaning all those who have had two vaccine doses, but only from 14 days...more

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COVID-19 Screening Program Can Lead To Litigation Concerning Biometric Information, BIPA

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As organizations aim to return to some type of normalcy, and help ensure a healthy and safe workplace, many have implemented COVID-19 screening programs that check for symptoms, and an employee’s recent travel and potential...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – August 2020 # 13

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In Washington - Senate Republicans plan to introduce their “skinny” version of coronavirus relief legislation as early as Tuesday. The 169-page draft bill provides US$300 in weekly unemployment insurance benefits through...more

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HHS Issues Guidelines to Address Disturbing Trend of Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Treatment

Data collected during the coronavirus pandemic shows a disturbing trend of inequities in testing and treatment for COVID-19 among people of color. On July 20, 2020 the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for...more

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With COVID-19 Resurgent, Employers Confront Privacy and Information Security Issues When Testing Employees for COVID-19

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With the resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the United States, employers are facing growing pressure to ascertain whether their employees have contracted the virus. Temperature checks and symptoms screening, while...more

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Global Solutions Episode 6: Consent to Collect? Processing Employee COVID-19 Data

In addition to the potential uses of contact-tracing apps, discussed recently in episode 1 of the Global Solutions series, most employers now conduct some form of employee screening or monitoring to help prevent the spread of...more

Dentons

Travel Policies, Payroll, and Leave - COVID 19 Questions That Just Won't Go Away

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, questions regarding when employees may or may not travel, how to assess temperature checks at the front door, and a wide array of other issues have continued to crop up. Whenever an employer...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New Privacy Laws in California and New York Are on a Collision Course with the COVID-19 Technology Boom

As COVID-19 fuels technological adoption and adaptation in all walks of life, the CCPA and New York SHIELD Act are front and center in the minds of both government enforcers and the private plaintiffs’ bar. The increased...more

Dechert LLP

COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact – Coronavirus recovery - six data protection steps from the ICO

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In this OnPoint we report on the six “data protection steps” that the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has set out in its recently issued guidance for employers to consider in relation to the use of the personal...more

King & Spalding

HHS Announces New COVID-19 Testing Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance

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On June 4, 2020, HHS released new guidance detailing what additional data laboratories must report to HHS along with COVID-19 test results. HHS explained that the new guidance standardizes reporting requirements in an effort...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Reopening Businesses Must Consider Employee and Consumer Privacy

While we’re far from returning to the “normal” that predated the COVID-19 pandemic, states have begun to relax lockdown requirements and some previously “nonessential” businesses are returning to operations. Along with these...more

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Contact-Tracing Apps: A Delicate Balancing Act of Workplace Safety and Privacy Rights

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As the patchwork of state and local stay-at-home restrictions lighten, organizations are exploring safe return-to-work options, including the use of contact-tracing mobile apps for employees while on company premises.  Such a...more

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An Employer’s Guide To The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) During The COVID-19 Era

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) had only been in effect for a short time before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, raising a host of new privacy challenges for employers in the midst of trying to comply with an entirely...more

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