S 620
114th Congress
Senate
Health
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Introduced: March 2, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 2, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
This bill declares that a workplace wellness program, by offering a reward to participants, does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or title I or II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 if the program complies with Public Health Service Act requirements.
Collection of information about a family member's manifested disease or disorder is not considered an unlawful acquisition of genetic information with respect to another family member participating in a workplace wellness program.
This bill takes effect as if enacted on March 23, 2010.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1