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scottie10

(101 posts) Fri Mar 10, 2017, 11:30 AM Mar 2017

workplace wellness genetic testing

A little-noticed bill HR 1313 has been approved by a House committee on Wednesday and is expected to be folded into a second ACA-related measure. The measure would require employees to undergo genetic testing as part of a wellness program or risk paying thousands of dollars in penalties. Employers would be authorized to see the genetic testing and other information and to sell that information to third parties.

https://www.statnews.com/2017/03/10/workplace-wellness-genetic-testing/

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workplace wellness genetic testing (Original Post) scottie10 Mar 2017 OP

cause you don't wanna insure or hire sick folks you know dembotoz Mar 2017 #1

That is truly horrifying. smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #2

Ultimate in privacy violation Panich52 Mar 2017 #3

The wellness thing has been a scam for a long time. Girard442 Mar 2017 #4

what about pt privacy rights? woodchuck mom Mar 2017 #5

CLEARLY unconstitutional leftynyc Mar 2017 #6

And soon eugenics? BSdetect Mar 2017 #7

scary sarah FAILIN Mar 2017 #8

Kick. dalton99a Mar 2017 #9

dembotoz

(16,832 posts)

1. cause you don't wanna insure or hire sick folks you know

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Fri Mar 10, 2017, 11:32 AM

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smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

2. That is truly horrifying.

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Fri Mar 10, 2017, 11:33 AM

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Panich52

(5,829 posts)

3. Ultimate in privacy violation

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Fri Mar 10, 2017, 11:40 AM

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Girard442

(6,084 posts)

4. The wellness thing has been a scam for a long time.

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Fri Mar 10, 2017, 11:45 AM

Mar 2017

Give your employees a discount for showing up for exercise classes? Basically a backdoor way of charging those who can't more. This is that on steroids.