Tag: Joan Farrell

EEOC Issues New Wellness Rules: The GINA Rule

By Senior Legal Editor Joan Farrell, JD The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued a final rule on employer-sponsored wellness programs in relation to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The GINA wellness rule provides guidance for employers that offer incentives to an employee for information from the employee’s spouse about a manifested disease […]

EEOC Issues Final Employee Wellness Program Rules: The ADA Rule

By BLR Senior Legal Editor Joan Farrell, JD The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued final wellness rules regarding incentives employers may use to encourage employee participation in wellness programs in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

Mapping Gender Identity Discrimination

In Yesterday’s Advisor, Joan Farrell, JD, senior legal editor at BLR®, discussed how to avoid gender identity discrimination. Today we’ll see where these laws exist, and in what way.

Clearing Up Gender Identity and Discrimination

By Joan Farrell, JD, Senior Legal Editor at BLR® Today we’ll hear from Joan Farrell, JD, senior legal editor, concerning the complex and often changing laws involving gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination. In New York City, as in many large cities and several states, employers are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender […]