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First Thursday, April 2015

April 2, 2015
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This month’s podcast features an overview of the anti-public safety collective bargaining legislation making its way in various state houses across the country and an important new genetic information discrimination case involving a firefighter. Cases discussed: Firefighter Wins Age Discrimination, GINA Claims, Lee v. City of Moraine Fire Department, 2015 WL 914440 (S.D. Ohio 2015) Firefighter Loses ADA Case Because Discrimination Occurred Before Change In Law, Kennedy v. Gray,…

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Final GINA Regulations (Finally!) Published: Social Media And Employer Acquisition of Genetic Information

January 1, 2011
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| Categories: Public Safety Labor News

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission finally issued final regulations implementing Title II (the employment provisions) of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA). Title II took effect on November 21, 2009. Though the Commission published proposed regulations last year, the final regulations were delayed. The Issue: Acquiring Employee Genetic Information Via Social Media – Violation? Recall that GINA makes the mere acquisition of genetic information illegal, and the…

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GINA, New Discrimination Law, Became Effective In November 2009

December 1, 2009
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| Categories: Americans With Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Health Insurance, Public Safety Labor News, Retaliation

By Christopher W. Olmsted The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) became effective on November 21, 2009. Generally, this federal law prohibits employers from acquiring or using genetic information about its employees, with certain exceptions. Who must comply with Title II of GINA? Title II is the section of GINA which regulates employers. It applies to private, state, and local government employers with 15 or more employees, employment agencies, labor…

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Flurry Of New Laws/Regulations Has Employers Scurrying To Come Into Compliance

April 1, 2009
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| Categories: Americans With Disabilities Act, Disability Issues, Discrimination, Family And Medical Leave Act, Public Safety Labor News

The last 12 months have seen what is certainly the most active period of federal employment legislation and regulation changes in the last 25 years. A spate of new laws – with more likely to arrive in upcoming months – has left employers scrambling to comply. The deluge started on May 21, 2008, when President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA prohibits employers from…

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