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Download or read book The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Such concerns are a deterrent to advances in the field of genetic testing and may limit the realization of the benefits of genetic testing.14 A joint report by the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Department of Justice summarized the various studies on discrimination based on genetic information and argued [...] In addition, once the applicant is hired, the employer may request that the employee take a medical exam, such as a genetic test, if the employer can demonstrate that the information from that test is job related and consistent with business necessity."25 Although the combination of the ADA's legislative history and the EEOC's guidance has led some commentators to argue that the ADA would cover ge [...] These laws vary and the National Conference of State Legislatures noted the following: All laws prohibit discrimination based on the results of genetic tests; many extend the protections to inherited characteristics, and some include test results of family members, family history and information about genetic testing, such as the receipt of genetic services. [...] After being reported out of the House Education and Labor Committee, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee, the bill passed the House on April 25, 2007, by a vote of 420 to 3. On April 24, 2008, the Senate took up H. R. 493, replaced the existing language with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, added new language strengthening the "firewall" betwe [...] The bill also would have prevented the acquisition and disclosure of genetic information as well as applied the procedures and remedies authorized under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to cases of genetic discrimination.