Akerman will host a webinar titled, “COVID-19 and the New World of Data Privacy: Key Strategies to Navigate the Pandemic in the Workplace.” Our cross practice team of panelists will discuss the varying degrees of privacy risks that are now a daily part of pandemic work life.
Our panelists will discuss the following issues:
Benefits and Healthcare
- HIPAA privacy and security topics for group health plans sponsored by employers across all industries
- Special privacy, security, and safety considerations for employers’ on-site medical clinics or outsourced COVID test administrators
- Latest trends in return-to-work policies and procedures
- Retirement plan-related insurance coverage best practices that can limit new cybersecurity and cybercrime exposure
Employment
- Temperature taking of employees upon reentry into the workplace
- COVID-19 mandatory disclosure policy upon positive test or known exposure
- Policy directive to leave work immediately if COVID-19 symptoms appear
- Upon reentry, what to ask, what not to say, what not to share
- Privacy and security considerations with contact tracing apps and other electronic surveillance tools
Data Privacy and Security
- Privacy by design, including creating a plan to handle issues impacting privacy and cybersecurity and how best to adapt to the circumstances created by COVID-19
- The importance of cybersecurity and privacy training in the age of increased cyber attacks
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