When COVID Meets Construction Contractors keep jobsites safe for workers BY PRISCILLA PÉREZ BILLIG
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The Right to Privacy
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulations do not apply to most employers. Even where such information might be subject to HIPAA, it does allow disclosure in emergencies —such as the COVID-19 emergency—to public health officials. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that you keep all medical information confidential, including information related to symptoms of COVID-19 or a diagnosis of COVID-19. This includes all test results, temperature screening logs, questionnaires and other medical information being solicited from employees. One should ensure employees understand that such information must and will be kept confidential and that only people with a “need-to-know” will have access to the medical information. In addition to limiting the people with access, it is recommended to collect the minimum amount of information necessary.
ou’re lucky to be an essential employee, allowed to work at your construction job during a global pandemic that has wreaked economic havoc among most households. But over a matter of days you begin to cough, feel a shortness of breath, notice difficulty breathing, feel feverish, chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and loss of taste or smell.
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