Under the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, introduced in the House of Representatives in March 2017 (H.R. 1313), employers may be able to encourage employees to provide identifiable genetic information and family medical history more strongly than ever before.
A bill approved by a House committee, would let employers ask about family medical history and request genetic information as part of a wellness program.
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