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Why you should pay attention to GINA


May 7, 2008 by Jim Giuliano
Posted in: Employment law, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Records documentation, policies

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is about to become law, meaning you can’t discriminate based on the genetic information of an employee or applicant. OK, after you’ve said, “Huh? Who’s doing that?” consider there really is one likely circumstance in which GINA might cause problems for you.

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