Published
July 5, 2025
This investigation looked at whether Factor One Source Pharmacy or InfuCare Rx asked Illinois job applicants about family medical history in violation of GIPA — it is now closed to new claims.
What Are GIPA and GINA BIPA Laws in Illinois?
Status
Closed to New Claims
Claim Deadline
Passed
no longer accepting submissions
Law at Issue
Illinois GIPA
Genetic Information Privacy Act
Proof Required
Yes
Illinois job application or employment
• GIPA
GIPA, or the Genetic Information Protection Act, is an Illinois law that seeks to protect genetic information of Illinoisians. The protection is provided for individuals' privacy and non-discrimination based on their "genetic" information, as defined by HIPAA. Generally, the law does not allow employers to make decisions based on certain HIPAA defined "genetic" factors such as RNA, DNA, proteins, chromosomes, metabolites, mutations, or chromosomal changes. It also prohibits the release of some of this private information to anyone other than the person being genetically tested. This is similar to how personally identifiable information is protected.
• GINA
What is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act - Also known as GINA - the law aims to protect the rights of all Americans from employers who might otherwise fire, not hire, or otherwise treated unfairly on the basis of genetic information or family medical history. According to the national "GINA" law, "genetic" information can be data about a gene test, historical medical information in your family, gene tests of a family member, genetic information about fetus, embryo or reproductive information of an individual.
How Do I Qualify for Compensation?
If you live in Illinois, and you applied at Factor One Source Pharmacy or InfuCare Rx for a job and they asked verbally or in writing about any medical conditions that your parents, grandparents, siblings or other family members may have suffered, they violated your family's right to medical privacy under GIPA. If you work or used to work for Factor One Source Pharmacy or InfuCare Rx and were asked within the last five years about your family's health history by a manager or someone else during the hiring process or your employment, please fill out the forms available via the links below:Can I Still File a Claim?
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