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COVID Testing
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RopesDataPhiles
Returning to the Office – Data Privacy Concerns for Companies in Latin America
By Brendan Kearney, Ropes & Gray
Latin American privacy laws may pose special challenges for businesses considering when and how to reopen their facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. As elsewhere, many companies operating in Latin America…
The Right Coast
3M, MIT partner to make rapid COVID-19 antigen test
(Reuters) - U.S. industrial conglomerate 3M Co <MMM.N> has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop a rapid antigen test for COVID-19, the company said on Tuesday.The test…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Coronavirus Update 7-14-2020: Should employers be testing employees for COVID-19?
Fortune magazine asks: "Why some companies are screening employees for COVID-19, while others have opted out?" This is a legitimate question. Let's start with the law. Does the law (in…
The Daily Intake
USDA Denies Plant-Based Diet Advocate Group’s Request that FSIS Require All Meat to Be Tested for COVID-19
On July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) denied a petition submitted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a plant-based…
Food Safety News
USDA won’t require meat and poultry testing for COVID-19
By Dan Flynn
Plant-based diet advocates known as the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine failed to persuade USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that it should require all meat to be tested for the…
Ad Law Access
Tackling the Privacy, Data Security, and Employment Issues Related to Returning to Work
By Alysa Z. Hutnik, Aaron J. Burstein, Mark A. Konkel, Kelley Drye
Coronavirus testing and screening procedures are central to many companies’ return-to-work plans. Because testing and screening data is often sensitive and may help to determine whether individuals are allowed to…
Meenan & Associates Guardian Advocate & Worker Justice Blogs
EEOC Says Employers Cannot Require COVID-19 Antibody Testing
As non-essential businesses reopen, employers are grappling with issues of when and how to safely return employees to the workplace. The use of antibody testing of employees has been posited…
Manufacturing Law Blog
Testing Issues Twist Manufacturers
By Robinson+Cole's Manufacturing Law Industry Team
The Novel Coronavirus, the speed by which science continues to discover new aspects of the disease and the response of the United States government to these developments has tested manufacturers. …
Employment Law Business Guide
EMPLOYERS: ANTIBODY TESTING NOT ALLOWED FOR RETURN TO WORK
While employers may require testing for COVID-19 before employees return to work, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has confirmed that employers are prohibited from requiring antibody testing before allowing…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
The Predictable Unpredictability of COVID-19 Antibody Testing
Can I test my employees for COVID-19? Over the course of the last few months, it feels like the answer to that question has been Yes, No, and It Depends.…