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Many employers in the US are grappling with appropriate efforts to contain and protect the workforce against COVID-19. Those efforts include employee and visitor screening activities that range from requiring all personnel to provide an affirmation upon admission to a worksite to taking vital signs or other hands-on screenings. But are those screening activities lawful under applicable privacy and confidentiality laws in the US? And what should employers do when they have reason to suspect…