"While inducements in exchange for information about a spouse's health status are permitted, the proposed rule does not permit inducements in exchange for current or past health status information about an employee's children, either biological or adopted. According to the EEOC, the possibility that an employee may be discriminated against based on genetic information is greater when the employer has access to information about the health status of the employee's children versus the employee's spouse. However, employers may offer health or genetic services, including participation in a wellness program, to an employee's children on a voluntary basis and may ask questions about a child's current or past health status as part of providing such services."  MORE >>