Published
April 18, 2025
If an OSF Saint Francis Medical Center job application or your employment asked about your family medical history, Illinois GIPA law may give you a claim — here is who may qualify.
Illinois residents - Did You Work For OSF Saint Francis Medical Center?
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is being investigated regarding claims from Illinois residents that they were asked about their family medical history during either the application process or their employment with OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
Status
Active Investigation
attorneys are investigating potential Illinois GIPA claims against the employer
Claim Deadline
Ongoing
no settlement or claim form yet — this is an active investigation
Estimated Payout
Varies
depends on the facts of each case
Proof Required
Yes
that you applied to or worked for OSF in Illinois and were asked about family medical history
What is OSF Saint Francis Medical Center?
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is a prominent teaching hospital located in Peoria, Illinois. Established in 1876 by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, it has grown to become the largest hospital in the Peoria metropolitan area and central Illinois, with over 600 bedsThe Illinois Genetic Information Protection Act (also known as GIPA) does not allow an employer to ask about your family's health history, since it violates the privacy rights of the individuals in your family who have not given consent to their medical conditions being shared.
What are GIPA and GINA? What's the Difference?
• GIPA - Illinois Genetic Information Protection Act
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 - Illinois Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
What is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act? Also known as GINA - the law aims to protect the rights of all United States citizens from employers who might otherwise fire, not hire, or otherwise treaty 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.
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