The new federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) takes effect for employers with over 15 employees this Saturday, November 21, 2009. Some are calling this the “most important new anti-discrimination law in two decades.”
The new law prohibits employers from requesting or considering genetic testing or genetic background information in hiring, firing or promotions. More specifically, [...]
GINA is coming this Saturday (no, not Geena Davis)
Did UnitedHealth Group cross a line by asking its employees to lobby against health care reform?
Minneapolis-based UnitedHealth Group is taking some heat for providing form letters to its 75,000 U.S. employees opposing aspects of the health care reform bill working its way through Congress. The company also urged employees to write letters to local newspapers and then share those letters with the company’s lobbying arm.
One of the form letters provided by UHG makes [...]
Time to update your EEO posters
The Equal Employment Opportunity Ccommission (EEOC) has released an update to its required “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” posting. The new version reflects current federal employment discrimination law, and adds information regarding the new Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and ADA Amendments Act regulations. The revised poster also includes updates from the U.S. Department of Labor.
The [...]
Congress is considering paid sick leave for employees
Congress is considering a bill that would guarantee five paid sick days for workers sent home by their employers due to a contagious illness. The bill’s chief author, Rep. George Miller, said that 40 million workers do not have paid sick days and that many of those might choose to go to work with H1N1 [...]
