Labor/Employment
Aug. 28, 2013
Genetic information and your workplace wellness programs
Certain financial incentives in the ACA will motivate employers to create or supplement work wellness programs. As they do so, employers should bear in mind their obligations under GINA.
Kristin L. Oliveira
Of Counsel
Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP
Kristin concentrates her practice in wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination matters, class action wage & hour litigation, employment advice and counsel and internal workplace investigations.
Certain financial incentives in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, will likely motivate employers to create or supplement workplace wellness programs. As they do so, employers should bear in mind their obligations concerning the request and treatment of certain health information under the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, or GINA.
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