Title II

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Title II is the section of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 that prohibits employers from using individuals’ genetic information in employment decisions and restricts the acquisition and disclosure of such information.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf section of a United States federal statute ⓘ
allows acquisition of genetic information for FMLA or similar leave certifications ⓘ
acquisition of genetic information for genetic monitoring of biological effects of toxic substances under conditions ⓘ
acquisition of genetic information in connection with voluntary wellness programs under conditions ⓘ
acquisition of genetic information through inadvertent disclosures ⓘ
acquisition of genetic information through publicly available documents with limitations ⓘ
appliesTo employers ⓘ
employment agencies ⓘ
joint labor-management training and apprenticeship programs ⓘ
labor organizations ⓘ
authorizes EEOC administrative enforcement procedures ⓘ
private civil actions by aggrieved individuals ⓘ
citation 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff et seq. ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
covers apprentices ⓘ
current employees ⓘ
former employees ⓘ
job applicants ⓘ
union members ⓘ
defines family medical history as genetic information ⓘ
genetic information ⓘ
effectiveDate November 21, 2009 ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
exempts employers with fewer than 15 employees ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
partOf Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ⓘ
prohibits discharge of an employee because of genetic information ⓘ
discrimination based on genetic information in employment ⓘ
failure or refusal to hire because of genetic information ⓘ
harassment based on genetic information ⓘ
limiting, segregating, or classifying employees based on genetic information ⓘ
requesting genetic information except in limited circumstances ⓘ
retaliation for opposing practices made unlawful by Title II ⓘ
use of genetic information in employment decisions ⓘ
provides remedies similar to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
relatedTo employment nondiscrimination law ⓘ
privacy of genetic information in the workplace ⓘ
requires confidentiality of genetic information ⓘ
separate storage of genetic information from personnel files ⓘ
restricts acquisition of genetic information by employers ⓘ
disclosure of genetic information by employers ⓘ
scope employment discrimination based on genetic information ⓘ
shortName Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 ⓘ
signedBy President George W. Bush ⓘ
linked to: George W. Bush
subjectMatter genetic information nondiscrimination in employment ⓘ
yearEnacted 2008 ⓘ

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