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Showing posts with label genetic information discrimination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genetic information discrimination. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Do you know when you can collect employees’ genetic information?

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Apple recently announced it will begin offering its employees free genetic testing through its subsidiary, AC Wellness (an entity Apple cr...
Monday, December 16, 2019

Court finds that the ADA does not protect employee’s dormant genetic condition

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Sherryl Darby has the BRCA1 gene, otherwise known as the breast cancer gene, the best known gene associated with breast-cancer risk. Appro...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Is technology the answer to your employees’ mental health problems?

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The world was rocked last week, first by the suicide of Kate Spade and then by that of Anthony Bourdain. American suicide rates have skyro...
Monday, March 20, 2017

Swapping DNA for lower insurance costs is one wellness step too far

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It is no secret that health care costs for employers and their employees are out of control. Many employers have attempted to hold down th...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

EEOC on Wellness Programs and EEO-1s

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The EEOC has posted webinar recordings of two significant new rules: Wellness and EEO-1 requirements.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

EEOC’s final rules on employer wellness programs provides clear path for employers

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Yesterday, the EEOC published its long-awaited rules that describe how the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Non...
Monday, November 2, 2015

EEOC proposed new rules for GINA to encompass employer wellness plans

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Last week, the EEOC announced that it plans to amend its regulations to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act to permit employees t...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Yes, GINA covers cheek swabs, even ones to uncover employee misconduct

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I’ve always said that employment law is a dirty job, and this case more than proves my point. Atlas Logistics Group, a Georgia food-storag...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015

NLRB judge strikes down termination based on HIPAA violation

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HIPAA. Five letters that strike fear into the heart of anyone that handles employee medical information. That is, anyone except an NLRB judg...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

EEOC files historic lawsuit challenging biometric testing by employers

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It’s no secret that health insurance costs are out of control. To help combat this surge, many employers have turned to biometric testing fo...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

You might be a defendant if … you ask applicants for a family medical history

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According to this press release , a New York nursing and rehabilitation center will pay $370,000 to settle a genetic discrimination lawsuit ...
Thursday, May 30, 2013

(an)G(el)INA

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The Earth stopped rotating on its axis earlier this month when Angelina Jolie announced that she is undergoing a voluntary double mastectomy...
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Does GINA cover sexual orientation discrimination?

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Michael Haberman has a very interesting post at his HR Observations blog discussing whether the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act c...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The 5 most interesting things about GINA

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To have Gina, Gina all for my very own It’s much too wonderful, so very wonderful To know that Gina is mine alone   – Gina, Johnny M...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

GINA takes effect Saturday, November 21

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Next week, we will all gather around the dining room table and share what we are thankful for. Next week also brings employers something tha...
Thursday, February 26, 2009

EEOC to issue proposed GINA regulations

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By week’s end the EEOC will issue proposed regulations implementing the employment provisions of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination...
Monday, September 8, 2008

What McCain's Sarah Palin decision teaches us about employment law

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A lot of ink has been spilled in the last 10 days about John McCain's decision to choose Sarah Palin as his running mate. Much of that i...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

President signs GINA - genetic information discrimination now unlawful

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As expected, this afternoon President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ("GINA") into law. GINA adds &...