Privacy and Employee Issues During the New COVID-19 Pandemic Era
The global pandemic has created unique risks for handling employees’ exposure to, or positive testing for, COVID-19. To ensure a safe workplace, companies have to address delicate issues surrounding employee safety. The United States does not have a federal privacy law to address this specific situation (unlike Europe and Canada) and the treatment of employees personal information. Interestingly, the HIPAA laws do not cover employers...
