No, she's not your long lost cousin, however, it's the EEOC's cousin, and certainly something you should be concerned about if you are an employer. Effective November 21, 2009 there will be a new regulation in place which "will protect Americans against discrimination based on their genetic information when it comes to health insurance and employment".
GINA stands for Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and the bill was finalized back in 2008. It's a very simple rule that applies not only to employers, but also to the health insurance providers. As an employer, make sure that your group health insurance provider is not requesting genetic information from your employees, this will certainly keep you out of hot water.
You may order a poster from any compliance poster provider such as www.laborlawcenter.com or www.complianceposter.com. In the meantime, you can utilize this pdf for your reference http://www.eeoc.gov/self_print_poster.pdf For more information go to http://www.genome.gov/Pages/PolicyEthics/GeneticDiscrimination/GINAInfoDoc.pdf
