2 pages. Excerpt: "[The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)] applies to all employers that are covered under Title VII. GINA prohibits these employers from discriminating on the basis of genetic information in hiring, firing, compensation, promotion and other personnel decisions. It also prohibits retaliation against covered individuals for exercising their rights under GINA. These nondiscrimination provisions go into effect November 21, 2009." (authored by Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.) ...