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Genetic Discrimination in the IT Workplace

Posted by timothy on from the hide-your-nail-clippings dept.

MisterTut writes "In what could be a troubling trend, one employer- the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway -was found to have secretly run unproven genetic tests on workers suffering Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The company was trying to prove that they were not culpable for cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from which the employees were suffering. The ethical considerations of such testing, covert and illicit or not, are profound for those of us working in the IT industry."

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  1. Gattaca, Here We Come by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First 1984, now this. Anybody else tired of life imitating art?

  2. Pimping his own site by infochuck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Notice that the article has two links. The first goes to a blog about the actual article in the Seattle Times. This blog entry really contributes almost nothing to the story. The second link is the actual story here.

    You'd think the editors would know by now how to spot blatant site pimping; I'm sure the submitter has something to with the crappy-ass first site; so, be forwarned, readers! Don't give this putz any more traffic - click only on the second link.