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ARTICLE · 22 FEBRUARY 2012

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Yikes! Guess what, as of February 2012, employers will need to comply with more recordkeeping requirements. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule pertaining to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), adding to the EEOC's already extensive recordkeeping requirements.

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Francine Breckenridge
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Yikes! Guess what, as of February 2012, employers will need to comply with more recordkeeping requirements. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a final rule pertaining to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), adding to the EEOC's already extensive recordkeeping requirements. Covered employers must now keep additional files for certain periods of time. What the heck is GINA, you ask? Although it is a blog topic for another day, simply put, it is a federal law that protects individuals against discrimination based on their genetic information when it comes to employment or health care.

The new rule takes effect on April 3, 2012. So, Mr. and Ms. Employer, does this apply to you? It does if you have 15 or more employees or are an employment agency, a labor union, a joint labor-management training program, or a federal employer. Covered employers will now have to

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