Our Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits colleagues John D. Martini, Rachel Cutler Shim, Dennis R. Bonessa, and Kaitlin A. McKenzie-Fiumara recently wrote a client alert regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, upholding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the “ACA”). The
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U.S. Congress Passes Ban on Genetic Discrimination
By James A. Burns, Jr. & Rachel C. Shim on
By overwhelming margins, the House and Senate have passed legislation that will prohibit discrimination in employment and medical insurance based on genetic information and tests. The White House has made clear that President Bush will sign the bill.
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA” or the “Act”) will prohibit employers, employment agencies and labor unions…