*By David R. Vance
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”) went into effect
on Saturday, November 21, 2009. GINA grants the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission the authority to police workplace discrimination
based on genetic information. In conjunction with the Department of
Labor’s implementation of GINA, the Department of Labor recently
published a new “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster on its
website. Immediate compliance with GINA requires employers to post this
new poster or its supplement. The revised poster and its supplement
can be found here.
Employers should also revise all other stated anti-discrimination policies to include GINA.
*David R. Vance practices in all areas of
employment discrimination. For more information concerning the Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act or any other employment issue, please
contact David at 216.696.4441 or drv@zrlaw.com.
