2009 in review

COBRA subsidy, GINA and H1N1 are just a few of the HR concerns discussed in a review of the past year.

GINA effective date November 21

In May of last year, President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act also referred to as GINA, a new Federal law that prohibits discrimination in health coverage and employment based on genetic information. The provisions affecting employers take effect November 21. The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a fact sheet describing the Act's coverage. more after the jump.