A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations.

Bill: 114-sjres-38
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2016-07-14
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution disapproves the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Such rule shall have no effect.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 38 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2016 Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. Isakson , Mr. Roberts , and Mr. Perdue ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations under title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq. ) (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 31126 (May 17, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.