JD Supra May 7, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many novel challenges and questions for employers, from administration of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) leave to managing performance of remote workers. For healthcare providers, these challenges and questions have been only one of many burdens of operating during a pandemic. As vaccines become more widely available, the pandemic raises new challenges, some unique to employers in the healthcare industry. This article focuses on issues surrounding employee privacy that are specific to healthcare employers that provide COVID-19 related medical services to their employees.
Specific Issues for Healthcare Employers
Privacy issues around employee vaccination and testing records can become much more complicated for healthcare employers. The thorniest issue here is HIPAA compliance. Typically, employee medical...
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