Medical history request results in first GINA lawsuit by EEOC
Friday, 13 February 2015
Employers may not request family medical history from employees or applicants, even as part of a postoffer medical exam. In its first lawsuit to allege a violation of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued an employer whose contracted medical examiner required applicants to complete a family medical history questionnaire. The
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