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How health information privacy laws apply when reopening the workplace

May 23, 2022

Via: HR Dive
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From asking about potential symptoms to vaccination status, the share of employers collecting health information from their workforces has grown. The trend is drawing concerns from some management-side attorneys amid the reopening of physical workspaces.

A March survey by Littler Mendelson of 1,275 employer representatives found that 74% of respondents were either currently tracking or planning to track workers’ vaccination status. Even among respondents who did not have a vaccination policy in place, 54% said their organizations were tracking vaccination status.

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