Reacting to federal legislative proposals, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that it has added language to its Employee Practice Liability (EPL) policies that providing employer coverage against allegations of genetic discrimination.[@@]
The company noted that in February the Senate approved a bill that would prohibit employers or health care providers from discriminating against individuals based on genetic tests that reveal predictive information.
Under the legislation employees who refuse such testing may bring legal action if they believe it is used to bar their hiring, affect their health insurance status or causes termination of their employment.
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