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Article: Poster Compliance Center Advises U.S. Employers That Revised Federal EEO/GINA Poster Is Mandatory Change.
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- Politics & Government Week
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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The Poster Compliance Center Research Department advises U.S. employers that a revised "Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law" poster including new information about GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008) was issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The new GINA Title II regulations are effective Nov. 21, 2009.
This is a mandatory federal change for employers with 15 or more employees. Title II applies to private and state and local government employers, employment agencies, labor unions, and joint labor-management training programs.
A new section called "Genetics" explains Title II of GINA, which protects ...