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Considering the Impact of Yet Another Proposal for Genetic Legislation
Last month we examined Massachusetts’ proposed Genetic Bill of Rights. Last week, we looked at a similar proposal to expand individuals’ property and privacy rights in genetic information proposed in...
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Weekly Roundup: UK Insurance Genetics Moratorium Renewed & Breast Cancer...
With so many developments at the intersection of genomics and the law, there is often a variety of interesting stories that, for one reason or another, don’t find their way into a full-length posting...
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A New Law to Raise GINA’s Floor in California
Jennifer K. Wagner, J.D., Ph.D., is a solo-practicing attorney in State College, PA and a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Integration of Genetic Healthcare...
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Alabama’s “Genetic Information Privacy Act”& the Ongoing Need for Personal...
Jennifer K. Wagner, J.D., Ph.D., is a solo-practicing attorney in State College, PA and a research associate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Integration of Genetic Healthcare...
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The Burden of Enforcing GINA: EEOC v. Nestle Illustrates One Challenge in...
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) is a federal law making it illegal for insurers and employers to acquire and to use genetic information in certain contexts. Specifically,...
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EEOC Files and Settles Its First GINA-based Employment Discrimination Lawsuit...
Jennifer K. Wagner, J.D., Ph.D., is a solo-practicing attorney in State College, PA and a research associate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Integration of Genetic Healthcare...
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EEOC Tries to Harmonize ACA’s Promotion of Employer Wellness Programs with...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which prohibits employers from requesting genetic...
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Genetic Discrimination Case Against School District is Appealed to Ninth Circuit
As Stephanie M. Lee reported for Buzzfeed in a well-written account (which contains links to the relevant court documents), an appeal was filed in January with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the...
View ArticleGenetic information as “perceived disability”: Chadam v. PAUSD
Chadam v. PAUSD, as previously covered on Genomics Law Report, is a case in which parents of a school boy are alleging that a school district violated their son’s rights when it made the decision that...
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The EEOC’s Final Rule on GINA and Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs to...
On May 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is the agency charged with enforcing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), issued a final rule...
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