GINA Reshuffles The Deck: Complying With The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act	Back to entire  webinar listing
	As is so often the case, Congress took an unobjectionable goal - protecting individuals from discrimination on the basis of their genetic make-up - and turned it into a nightmare for employers.  The 2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) imposes a number of constraints on employers' actions. This is true in both the pure employment context and as sponsors of group health plans.  Moreover, GINA "reshuffled the deck" on a number of other federal laws - including the ADA, FMLA and HIPAA - thereby forcing employers to go back to school on those laws, as well. The primary focus of this webinar will be GINA's impact on employer health plans.  You will learn how GINA extends even to wellness programs including health risk assessments.
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	Presenters:
	Kenneth A. Mason, Partner - Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP Ken, a partner with the firm, heads the Employee Benefits Group. He concentrates on ERISA and other aspects of employee benefits law, including both tax and fiduciary issues, substantial involvement with retirement and welfare plans, executive deferred compensation, federal employment discrimination statutes, and issues unique to governmental and other tax-exempt employers. He clerked for U.S. District Judge Earl E. O'Connor before joining Spencer Fane. Ken is a Past-Chair of both the Employee Benefits Committee of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association and the Employee Benefits Institute of Kansas City. He has been on the faculty of the American Bankers Association National Retirement Trust School and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Ken's lecture subjects have included executive deferred compensation, 401(k) nondiscrimination testing, COBRA compliance, benefit plan aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act, employee leave-sharing programs, and long-term care insurance.
	Gregory L. Ash, Partner  Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP Greg is a partner in Spencer Fane's Overland Park office, where he is a member of the firm's Employee Benefits Group and Chair of its ERISA Litigation Group. For over 15 years Greg's practice has focused exclusively on ERISA and other laws governing employee benefits, including matters affecting pension, profit sharing, ESOP, 401(k), executive compensation, and welfare plans. He regularly counsels clients of all sizes - including multiemployer "Taft-Hartley" funds, Fortune 100 corporations, small privately-held employers, and boards of directors - on benefits issues such as executive deferred compensation, plan design and administration, and fiduciary compliance.