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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

EEOC · final-rule · Published 2016-05-17 · Effective 2016-07-18 · 81 FR 31143

Document

Document number
2016-11557
Federal Register citation
81 FR 31143
CFR reference
29 CFR 1635
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
final-rule
Agency
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Publication date
2016-05-17
Effective date
2016-07-18

Abstract

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) is issuing a final rule to amend the regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 as they relate to employer-sponsored wellness programs. This rule addresses the extent to which an employer may offer an inducement to an employee for the employee's spouse to provide information about the spouse's manifestation of disease or disorder as part of a health risk assessment (HRA) administered in connection with an employer- sponsored wellness program. Several technical changes to the existing regulations are included. Published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the EEOC also issued a final rule to amend the regulations and interpretive guidance implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that addresses the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask them to respond to disability-related inquiries and/or undergo medical examinations.

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