Does HIPAA mean that your employer can't ask you if you've had the COVID vaccine? The short answer: No. What you should know:
HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It’s a federal law that includes a rule designed to protect the privacy of your health information. It makes it illegal for certain people and groups in thefield, like doctors and health insurers, to share your health information without your consent.
Because HIPAA helps guard your privacy, some people wonder whether it bars employers from asking whether you’ve gotten certainThe short answer is this: In general, the HIPAA privacy rule doesn’t apply to employers. That means your employer can ask you to show proof you’ve been vaccinated. But they must keep your information confidential. It’s up to you to decide whether you want to share that info with them. You might have to deal with job-related consequences if you don't, though.
Federal equal opportunity laws also don’t stop employers from requiring employees who work in-person to get vaccinated for COVID-19. But in some situations, employers must make accommodations for workers who can’t get thefor certain reasons, like a disability or strong religious belief. The exception is if those accommodations “would pose an undue hardship" on operating the business.
If you’re unvaccinated and need to work at your place of business, your employer can ask you to do certain things that lower the chances of you or your co-workers catching COVID-19, such as:
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