Webinar Recording: Passport to Normalcy: The Opportunities and Risks for Businesses in COVID Passports

Over a year after the onset of the pandemic, “passports” reflecting an individual’s COVID-related data such as vaccination and perhaps test status have entered the spotlight as a potentially effective, but divisive, tool for hastening the return of “normal” in-person activities. Government actors and agencies, private businesses, tech companies, and the media have all entered the very public debate about the pros and cons of COVID passports, including what form(s) they may take and whether, and if so how, they can be used.

On May 5, 2021 Seyfarth attorneys and special guests from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the World Economic Forum presented an interactive exploration of how businesses might implement COVID passports within their workforces and discussed broader business operations in light of rapidly evolving developments around the world.

Issues that were discussed include:

• The balance of public health and safety versus individual autonomy and data privacy.
• The rapidly evolving political, cultural, and technological landscape for businesses regarding whether they can/must/or cannot limit certain in-person activities to those with COVID passports
• International and regional variations and the push for standardization.
• Concerns regarding accessibility, accommodations, discrimination, and inequality.

Moderator

Anne Dana, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Speakers

Marc Freedman, US Chamber of Commerce
Loren Gesinsky, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Julia Gorham, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Andrea Serra, World Economic Forum

If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Green at megreen@seyfarth.com and reference this event.

CLE: This recording is accredited for CLE in CA, IL, NJ, and NY. Credit will be applied for as requested for TX, GA, WA, NC, FL and VA.  The following jurisdictions accept reciprocal credit with these accredited states, and individuals can use the certificate they receive to gain CLE credit therein: AZ, CT, ME, NH.  The following jurisdictions do not require CLE, but attendees will receive general certificates of attendance: DC, MA, MD, MI, SD.  For all other jurisdictions, a general certificate of attendance and the necessary materials will be issued that can be used in other jurisdictions for self-application.