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Proposed state-mandated, employee vaccine passports violate people’s medical privacy and will probably require businesses to break federal HIPAA law

By Mark Harmsworth

New COVID workplace restrictions, issued by Washington State Labor and Industries (L&I) late Friday (May 21), require employers to check employee vaccine documents before allowing relaxation of social distancing and mask requirements in the workplace. In other words, state leaders want Washington residents to show a vaccine passport in the workplace.

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