UPDATE YOUR DISTRICT’S MEDICAL INFORMATION FORMS TO COMPLY WITH THE GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (GINA)

ginaAlthough GINA was enacted in 2008, many employers are not familiar with the statute’s prohibitions and requirements, notably the mandatory changes to requests for medical information concerning employees and their family members. The following is a discussion of the law’s requirements, and its safe harbor provision that should be included when sending documentation to a physician that may reasonably elicit information from the physician implicating GINA. Continue reading