No Genes in the Workplace: : Issues Raised by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
November, 2008
Patricia Pryor published the article "No Genes in the Workplace: Issues Raised by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act" in the November 2008 edition of Employment Law Strategist.
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008. This act prohibits employers and insurers from discriminating against individuals based on an individual's genetic information. The Act, which, on the employment side, is patterned after Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, creates a new federal cause of action for genetic discrimination, providing for jury trials, compensatory damages and punitive damages.
The entire article may be viewed at http://www.lawjournalnewsletters.com/issues/ljn_emplaw/16_7/news/151223-1.html
(c) Copyright 2008, Law Journal Newsletters
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008. This act prohibits employers and insurers from discriminating against individuals based on an individual's genetic information. The Act, which, on the employment side, is patterned after Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, creates a new federal cause of action for genetic discrimination, providing for jury trials, compensatory damages and punitive damages.
The entire article may be viewed at http://www.lawjournalnewsletters.com/issues/ljn_emplaw/16_7/news/151223-1.html
(c) Copyright 2008, Law Journal Newsletters
