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Report Link Getting To Know GINA.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - May 06, 2008 After languishing in Congress for 12 years, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) has now been passed by both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. President Bush has publicly supported the legislation and is expected to sign it soon. Report Link Keeping Employers Out of the Gene Pool: Federal Law Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination Looks Like It's on the Way.Helms Mulliss & Wicker - February 09, 2007 Legislation is currently being pushed through Congress that would specifically prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of genetic information. The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (“GINA”) was introduced in the Senate and the House in January, and the Senate committee to which the bill was referred promptly approved the measure last week. Report Link Genetic Testing of the Workforce: Potential Minefield For Employers.Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - April 17, 2006 Recent advances in the field of genetics have reignited the ongoing, tense legal debate over whether employers and health insurance companies should be allowed to mandate genetic testing of job applicants and existing employees. Over 1,100 genetic tests are currently available—more than double the number available only five years ago. Report Link The Impact of the "Genetic Revolution" on the Insurance Industry.Jackson Lewis LLP - May 01, 2001 The unlocking of the human genetic code, almost five years in advance of the original goal of 2005, has left employers and insurance providers unprepared for the potential legal and ethical problems associated with access to an employee's genetic information. Report Link EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145: To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - July 26, 2000 Discusses Executive Order 13145 (February 8, 2000), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of protected genetic information in the Executive branch. Report Link Questions and Answers: EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145 Prohibiting Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - July 26, 2000 This guidance explains the application of Executive Order 13145, which prohibits employment discrimination based on "protected genetic information" in the Executive branch. The guidance describes the Executive Order's general prohibitions on the collection, use, and disclosure of "protected genetic information," and explains how the limited exceptions to these prohibitions should be implemented. The guidance also discusses how an individual could establish coverage under section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act based on "protected genetic information." Report Link Executive Order 13145.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - February 08, 2000 Executive Order 13145, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of protected genetic information in the Executive branch. Report Link Genetic Information and the Workplace. Cornell University ILR School - January 01, 1998 A report submitted by U.S. Dept. of Labor, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Department of Justice regarding genetic information in the workplace.
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