Labour & Employment (Mondaq) On May 21, 2008, President Bush
Labour & Employment (Mondaq)
On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (" GINA " or the " Act "). 1 GINA prohibits employers and group health plans from discriminating on the basis of "genetic information," and strictly limits the collection of such information by employers and group health plans.
President Bush Signs Landmark Genetic Nondiscrimination Information Act Into Law (Science Daily)
U.S. President George W. Bush has signed into law the first civil rights legislation of the new millennium, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA is the first and only federal legislation that will provide protections against discrimination based on an individual's genetic information in health insurance coverage and employment settings.