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Gina, the Ada, and Genetic Discrimination in Employment

Mark A. Rothstein
University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law; University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2008

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The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) was signed into law on May 21, 2008, after a 13-year struggle in Congress. GINA prohibits genetic discrimination in employment and health insurance, thereby supplementing existing federal protections against genetic discrimination in employersponsored group health plans contained in the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and state laws prohibiting genetic discrimination in employment and individual health insurance.

Keywords: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, GINA, Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA

JEL Classifications: K31, K32

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Date posted: September 29, 2009 ; Last revised: October 06, 2009

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Rothstein, Mark A., Gina, the Ada, and Genetic Discrimination in Employment (September 28, 2009). Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, Vol. 36, No. 4, 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1479815

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Mark A. Rothstein (Contact Author) University of Louisville - Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law ( email ) Louisville, KY 40202 United States HOME PAGE: http://www.louisville.edu/medschool/ibhpl/faculty/rothstein.html
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email ) Wilson W. Wyatt Hall Louisville, KY 40292 United States

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Date posted: September 29, 2009 ; Last revised: October 06, 2009

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