New EEOC Poster Available with the Department of Labor
*By David R. Vance

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”) went into effect on Saturday, November 21, 2009. GINA grants the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the authority to police workplace discrimination based on genetic information. In conjunction with the Department of Labor’s implementation of GINA, the Department of Labor recently published a new “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster on its website. Immediate compliance with GINA requires employers to post this new poster or its supplement. The revised poster and its supplement can be found here.

Employers should also revise all other stated anti-discrimination policies to include GINA.

*David R. Vance practices in all areas of employment discrimination. For more information concerning the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act or any other employment issue, please contact David at 216.696.4441 or drv@zrlaw.com.

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