Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination in health insurance and employment based on individuals’ genetic information.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
anti-discrimination law ⓘ
abbreviation GINA ⓘ
administeredBy Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
Department of Labor ⓘ
Department of the Treasury ⓘ
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
appliesTo employers with 15 or more employees ⓘ
codifiedIn 26 U.S.C. § 9802 ⓘ
29 U.S.C. § 1182 ⓘ
42 U.S.C. § 2000ff et seq. ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines family medical history ⓘ
genetic information ⓘ
genetic test ⓘ
doesNotCover disability insurance underwriting ⓘ
life insurance underwriting ⓘ
long-term care insurance underwriting ⓘ
effectiveDate 2009-11-21 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
hasPart Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
primaryTopic genetic information nondiscrimination ⓘ
prohibits discrimination based on genetic information in employment ⓘ
discrimination based on genetic information in health insurance ⓘ
use of genetic information in compensation decisions ⓘ
use of genetic information in determining health insurance eligibility ⓘ
use of genetic information in firing decisions ⓘ
use of genetic information in hiring decisions ⓘ
use of genetic information in job assignments ⓘ
use of genetic information in promotions ⓘ
use of genetic information in setting health insurance premiums ⓘ
protects employees ⓘ
health insurance beneficiaries ⓘ
health insurance plan participants ⓘ
job applicants ⓘ
purpose to encourage individuals to take genetic tests without fear of discrimination ⓘ
to protect privacy of genetic information ⓘ
regulates employers ⓘ
employment agencies ⓘ
group health plans ⓘ
health insurance issuers ⓘ
joint labor-management training programs ⓘ
labor organizations ⓘ
shortName GINA ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
signedOn 2008-05-21 ⓘ
subjectOf United States Code ⓘ
title Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2008 ⓘ

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → enforces → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ⓘ
Louise Slaughter → workedOn → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ⓘ
linked to: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 → title → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ⓘ
Office of Federal Operations → legalBasis → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ⓘ
Equal Employment Opportunity Office (USAG West Point) → appliesLaw → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ⓘ
linked to: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
GINA → fullName → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ⓘ
linked to: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Title II → partOf → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ⓘ
EEOC Office of Field Programs → enforces → Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ⓘ
linked to: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008