Reporting on the Working Group on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Energy (DOE), Elinor J. Langfelder and Eric T. Juengst write, "The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit discriminatory actions based on a person’s genotype, including the possibility of having affected children" and argue that preemployment medical tests should be limited to those necessary to assess job-related physical and mental conditions. "Social Policy Issues in Genome Research," Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, 8:3 (Fall 1993) 15. The insurance industry tends to oppose restrictions in favor of regulations. As of this writing eight states have laws limiting insurer use of or access to genetic information: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, North Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.