Dan Cooper and Miles Lynn of Covington & Burling write: On May 11, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published guidance on how employers should handle data in the event they choose to test their employees for COVID-19. The guidance provides a clear reminder that employers must comply with both the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)…
Category: Workplace
Return to Workplace U.S. Memorandum for Employers
From Hogan Lovells: As companies in the United States work to re-open physical workplaces, they must navigate an array of federal, state, and local laws that relate to employees, including requirements to keep workplaces safe while protecting employee privacy. Hogan Lovells partner Harriet Pearson, whose in-house corporate experience prior to joining the firm included human resources…
The Netherlands: DPA changes position – taking temperature might not be subject to GDPR
DLA Piper writes: Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, “Dutch DPA”) had made it clear, on several occasions, that taking temperature tests (or otherwise processing health data) as a precautionary measure in light of COVID-19 is a strict “no go”. The position of the Dutch DPA was that most individuals,…
Examples of COVID19 Screening, Social Distancing, and Contact Tracing Technologies and Related Legal and Practical Issues
Joseph J. Lazzarotti and Jason C. Gavejian of JacksonLewis write: As organizations work feverishly to return to business in many areas of the country, they are mobilizing to meet the myriad of challenges for providing safe environments for their workers, customers, students, patients, and visitors. Chief among these challenges are screening for COVID19 symptoms, observing…