JD Supra November 17, 2021
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, employers are finding that they are receiving and processing an ever-increasing amount of their employees’ confidential health information. From COVID-19 test results to vaccination status, some employers are likely faced with now routinely having to collect the medical information of their employees for compliance with internal or external rules and regulations. Furthermore, with OSHA and other federal regulators currently working on regulations to implement vaccine mandates or require weekly testing of non-vaccinated workers, businesses with a hundred or more employees soon will be required to receive and maintain even more of their employees’ private health information. This increase in collecting and storing employee health information correlates to a similar increase in the risk...