Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) in Action
As part of its 2013 to 2016 Strategic Enforcement Plan, the EEOC identified addressing emerging and developing issues in EEO law and one of its six national priorities. This includes genetic discrimination. In May 2013, the EEOC filed and settled the agency’s first lawsuit to enforce genetic nondiscrimination rights afforded by Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). (more…)