H.R. 1313 · 115th Congress
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
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Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House amended, Part I · Dec 11, 2017
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
(Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with limits on rewards for employees participating in the program.
Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability.
Collection of information about a disease or disorder of a family member as part of a workplace wellness program is not an unlawful acquisition of genetic information about another family member.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Latest action (Dec 11, 2017): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 2, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.