EEOC Seeks to Stop Worker Genetic Tests
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a court, for the first time, to stop a company from testing its employees for genetic defects, setting up an unprecedented legal battle over medical privacy in the workplace.
In a petition filed in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Iowa, the commission asked that Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad be ordered to stop using such tests on blood from employees who have filed claims for work-related injuries based on carpal tunnel syndrome.
