WLG 2020 Fall eConference: Privacy and Data Protection Issues for Employees in the COVID-19 Environment

View the presentation, moderator and panelists below.

• While employers in many jurisdictions can require temperature taking, employers should avoid discriminatory treatment in doing so and should also delete the information as soon as it becomes irrelevant.
• Companies should attempt to understand specific reasons for refusal before applying disciplinary measures for employees who refuse to resume in-person work.
• Employers must find a balance between employee privacy rights, employer rights and public safety when considering with whom and how to share results of positive COVID-19 tests.
• Contract-tracing apps are permitted in some jurisdictions, but with the caveat that the app is only used during working hours, and employers need consent from employees after working hours.

Moderator:
Suganthi Singam, Shearn Delamore & Co. - Malaysia

Panelists:
Christophe Huet, CMS Russia - Russia
Gabriela Lima, TozziniFreire Advogados - Brazil
Nancy Perkins, Arnold & Porter - Washington, D.C.
Rose Marie M. King-Dominguez, SycipLaw - Philippines