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Best Practices for Tracking and Storing COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Employees

Verifying employees' COVID-19 vaccination status raises unique confidentiality and privacy concerns for employers. Documentation regarding an individual's vaccination status is confidential medical information under the...more

BCLP

Employee COVID Vaccination Status: You Asked. They Answered. Now What?

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As employers make plans to modify pandemic-related work-from-home arrangements and require employees to come into the workplace, many have wrestled with “the vaccination status question.” Should employers ask employees...more

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Dear Littler: May We Ask Our Employees About Their COVID-19 Vaccination Status?

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Dear Littler: We are a retail chain on the West Coast and are almost back to pre-COVID-19 operational levels. Now that vaccines are widely available, we’re hoping our workforce (and the public!) will soon be fully vaccinated....more

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‘Do the Best’ But Mind the Myriad Laws: Grappling With COVID Vaccination Issues

Report on Patient Privacy 21, no. 6 (June 2021) - ...So begins the provocative lawsuit filed against Methodist Hospital System in Houston by 117 employees who do not want to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Despite the...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination and related employment law issues

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With the gradual lessening of locally acquired cases of COVID-19, on 28 April 2021, the Government announced measures to relax restrictions in respect of the operation of restaurants and other premises. While catering...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Collecting Employee Vaccination Status Can Create Challenges for Employers

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While we are turning the corner on the pandemic, California employers still face challenges navigating the complex health and workplace rules pertaining to COVID. Compliance issues remain for employers that are now...more

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[Webinar] Hit Me with Your Best Shot: What Employers Need to Know Before Implementing a COVID Vaccine Initiative in the Workplace...

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With COVID-19 vaccines now widely available, many employers are thinking about having their employees return to the workplace. In order to facilitate this return safely and in the interest of employee health, some employers...more

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Can Massachusetts Employers Collect COVID-19 Vaccination Cards From Employees?

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As COVID-19 vaccines have become more widely available, many employers have been faced with the questions of whether and how to request vaccination information from employees. As discussed below, Massachusetts employers...more

Fisher Phillips

Your Employees Are Vaccinated – Now What?

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COVID-19 vaccinations passed the 200-million mark in the United States last week, which means certain workforces might have the majority of employees fully vaccinated. In recent months, we’ve discussed guidance from the EEOC...more

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Datenschutzrechtliche Anforderungen an Impfvorhaben von Arbeitgebern

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Unternehmen haben aus mehreren Gründen ein Interesse an einer zügigen Impfung ihrer Belegschaft gegen das Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Neben arbeitsrechtlichen und haftungsrechtlichen Fragen (siehe hierzu unsere Beiträge zur...more

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COVID-19 and vaccinations – employment and data privacy considerations

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The roll-out of vaccinations against Covid-19 is gathering pace in the UK and on the current timetable all adults will have been offered a first vaccine by the end of July....more

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Global Strategies for COVID-19 Vaccinations in the Workplace: 7 FAQs for Multinational Employers

COVID-19 continues to cause significant restrictions in many areas around the world, including workplaces: Employees are working in remote settings, they no longer share tools and supplies, partitions separate workspaces,...more

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Giving it Our Best Shot – Statewide Vaccination Plans (UPDATED)

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Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving. ...more

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Privacy Concerns When Contact Tracing in the Health Care Workplace - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast

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Contact tracing will continue to play a big role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in understanding the impact of vaccines. Attorneys Michelle Capezza, Karen Mandelbaum, and Jessika Tuazon look at the privacy...more

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The Crystal Ball Says These 6 Issues Will Demand The Attention Of Healthcare Employers During Biden Administration’s First Year

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We have already taken a broad look at workplace law developments likely to emerge under Joe Biden’s administration, unless the political landscape shifts suddenly and dramatically. The healthcare industry is of course already...more

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Working from Home Policy Checklist

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With many employees having worked from home for the past few months, employers are now reassessing the long-term feasibility of remote working. As homeworking was first adopted as an emergency measure out of necessity, not...more

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Evolving Considerations for Multinational Employers: COVID-19 Contact Tracing Applications

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect workplaces throughout the world, employers are considering new ways to ensure a safe workplace when employees return to the office. Outside the US, employers must balance their...more

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Privacy and Data Protection Issues for Employees in the COVID-19 Environment

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Panelists discussed employment and privacy issues related to the pandemic for both remote work and return to the workplace. We'll also look at obligations of employers when it comes to collecting information related to health...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Virtual Event] Hinshaw’s 25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - October 26th - 30th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

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Join us for Hinshaw's 25th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, for a week of practical and engaging virtual programming. We are offering the seminar free of charge this year, allowing unprecedented access for those who may...more

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[Webinar] Privacy and Data Protection Issues for Employees in the COVID-19 Environment - October 29th, 9:30 am ET

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Panelists will discuss employment and privacy issues related to the pandemic for both remote work and return to the workplace. We'll look at obligations of employers when it comes to collecting information related to health...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Rule 5: Yes, My Employer Can Do That: Balancing employers’ rights and responsibilities with employee privacy – Return to Work in...

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By now, those who have been following this series know the basics. You’ve formulated (or are in the process of formulating) a “return to work” plan, which includes, among other things, implementing policies and guidelines...more

Littler

UK: Working from Home

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With many employees having worked from home for the past few months, employers are now reassessing the long-term feasibility of remote working. As homeworking was first adopted as an emergency measure out of necessity, not...more

Fisher Phillips

Flu Season And Possible COVID-19 Vaccine Will Shine A Spotlight On Workplace Vaccination Policies

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As the flu season approaches and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, employers’ mandatory vaccination policies may soon become more important than ever. For several reasons, those policies will also attract unprecedented...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

Protecting Employees From COVID-19 Without Violating Their Privacy Rights

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A common response to widespread disease has always been to avoid contact with others until the disease runs its course. Many states adopted that approach to combat the COVID-19 outbreak by implementing stay-at-home orders,...more

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Hospitality Employers: Top Tips To Take Your Team’s Temperatures

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Hospitality employers face some of the strictest workplace safety requirements intended to address the COVID-19 pandemic under state, county, and or even city requirements. These include mandates for employee pre-shift...more

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