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.
The bill, approved by a House of Representatives committee, would allow employers to ask about family medical history and request genetic information as part of a wellness program without running afoul of the current restrictions on these types of questions.
Background on wellness programs
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