Congress 114 - HR 1189 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Department of the Treasury Disability and health-based discrimination Employee benefits and pensions Genetics Health Health care costs and insurance Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care

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Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

This bill declares that a workplace wellness program, by offering a reward to participants, does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or title I or II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 if the program complies with Public Health Service Act requirements.

Collection of information about a family member's manifested disease or disorder is not considered an unlawful acquisition of genetic information with respect to another family member participating in a workplace wellness program.

This bill takes effect as if enacted on March 23, 2010.

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Mar 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 24, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 24, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 2, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 2, 2015

Introduced in House

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