# Removal of Final GINA Wellness Rule Vacated by Court
> **US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2018-12-20 · Effective 2019-01-01 · 83 FR 65296
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-27538
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 65296
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 1635
- **Publication date:** 2018-12-20
- **Effective date:** 2019-01-01
## Abstract

This final rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations a section of the final rule published on May 17, 2016, entitled, "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act." This action responds to a decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that vacated the incentive section of the GINA rule effective January 1, 2019.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/12/20/2018-27538/removal-of-final-gina-wellness-rule-vacated-by-court)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*