Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
- Last Action
- 12/11/2017
Actions
- 2017-12-11Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
- 2017-12-11Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- 2017-12-11Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- 2017-12-11Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- 2017-12-11Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- 2017-12-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
- 2017-12-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
- 2017-03-08Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
- 2017-03-08Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-03-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-12-11 (18)
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.
Cosponsors (5)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Paul Mitchell (R-MI)
- Luke Messer (R-IN)
- Thomas Garrett (R-VA)
Subjects
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Genetics
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Right of privacy
- Worker safety and health
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