Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”) into law on May 21, 2008. Title II of GINA applies to employers and forbids the use of genetic information in employment. As most employers are aware, GINA required the EEOC to publish and implement rules to interpret Title II. Earlier this year, the EEOC published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and, in fact, most commentators expect those rules to be adopted when Title II takes effect on November 21, 2009. In advance of that effective date, the EEOC has created an updated EEO poster for employers to consider. The new poster, which includes GINA disclosures, is available at http://www.eeoc.gov/self_print_poster.pdf