42 U.S.C. § 2000ff — Definitions

(1) "Commission" means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission created by section 2000e–4.

(2)(A) "Employee" means an employee, including an applicant, defined in section 2000e(f); a State^* employee or applicant described in section 2000e–16c(a); a covered employee or applicant defined in section 1301 of title 2; a covered employee or applicant defined in section 411(c) of title 3; or an employee or applicant covered by section 2000e–16(a). (B) "Employer" means an employer defined in section 2000e(b); an entity employing the State employee described in section 2000e–16c(a); an employing office defined in section 1301 of title 2; an employing office defined in section 411(c) of title 3; or an entity covered by section 2000e–16(a). (C) "Employment agency" and "labor organization" have the meanings given in section 2000e. (D) For a labor organization, "member" includes a membership applicant.

(3) "Family member" means, for an individual, a dependent as that term is used in section 1181(f)(2) of title 29, and any other first-, second-, third-, or fourth-degree relative of the individual or of that dependent.

(4) "Genetic information" means information about an individual’s genetic tests, family members’ genetic tests, or a disease or disorder manifested in family members. It also includes the individual’s or a family member’s request for or receipt of genetic services, or participation in clinical research that includes genetic services. It does not include information about a person’s sex or age.

(5) "Genetic monitoring" means periodically examining employees to evaluate acquired changes to genetic material, such as chromosome damage or increased mutations, that may have developed at work because of toxic workplace exposure, to identify, evaluate, and respond to or control harmful environmental exposures.

(6) "Genetic services" means a genetic test, genetic counseling—including obtaining, interpreting, or assessing genetic information—or genetic education.

(7) "Genetic test" means analyzing human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites to detect genotypes, mutations, or chromosome changes. An analysis of proteins or metabolites is not a genetic test if it does not detect those things.