Posted On:
June 19, 2008
Federal Bill Tackles Genetic Information Discrimination
President Bush recently signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) into law in May. The act, the first civil rights legislation of the new millennium, protects employees from being discriminated against because of their genetic information.
The act is the first Federal law of its kind to tackle genetic heritage as a form of discrimination. GINA specifically prohibits employers from firing, refusing to hire, or otherwise discriminating against employees on the grounds of an individual’s genetic information.
