by Girish Anand | Jun 12, 2013 | EEOC
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) became law in 2009, but it took a few years for enforcement to catch up, which it did just recently. In the first lawsuit based on GINA, which the company settled for $50,000 with the Equal Employment Opportunity...
by Girish Anand | May 30, 2013 | EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently settled its first discrimination lawsuit based on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), but in truth, it came upon the triggering violation almost by accident. When Rhonda Jones filed a charge...
by Girish Anand | Aug 1, 2011 | EEOC
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) prohibits the gathering of genetic information from employees or new hires unless such information is deemed "job-related and consistent with business necessity." Another exception pertains to...
by Girish Anand | Jul 26, 2011 | EEOC
In a recent informal discussion letter, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) suggested that employers who maintain both personal health information (PHI) and occupational health information in a single employee file are probably violating the privacy...
by Girish Anand | Jan 10, 2011 | EEOC, Health Care Reform, Personnel Concepts
Released on Nov. 9, 2010, final regulations for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) take effect today, Jan. 10, 2011, after a 60-day implementation period. GINA prohibits employers from–in most cases–obtaining genetic information about any...
