Other laws such as the federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) and its California counterpart (“CalGINA”) prohibit genetic discrimination.

Enacted in 1998, GIPA prohibits companies from using genetic testing and information to make employment decisions. Specifically, it states that an employer may not directly or indirectly do any of ...

Governor Gavin Newsom of California vetoed a bill that would have created new limitations on data sharing for direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies.

Concern for this latter abuse powered the passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA), which takes full effect in May of this year. Margaret R. McLean, Ph.D. GINA ...

Home DNA testing can be fun. I’ve done it for myself and for my dog. One of us unexpectedly turned out to be 3.1% Italian. The other is mostly Saint Bernard. The less-fun side of the DNA-testing ...

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Still, plaintiffs argued for an interpretation of GIPA that would bar compelling the disclosure of genetic information without consent, including by purchasing it from a third party.