Genetic Information : Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy.

Discusses legal issues relating to discrimination and privacy in the use of information about human genetics. Covers the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Executive Order No. 13145, which prohibits genetic discrimination against employees in Federal departments and agencie...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Discrimination in employment. Administrative agencies. Genetics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses legal issues relating to discrimination and privacy in the use of information about human genetics. Covers the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Executive Order No. 13145, which prohibits genetic discrimination against employees in Federal departments and agencies, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), EEOC interpretation of ADA regarding genetic discrimination, Supreme Court ADA decisions, privacy protections, State statutes, and legislation in the 106th and 107th Congresses.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.