genetic data

First GINA lawsuit filed

June 2, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Human Resources, Human Rights

It was recently brought to my attention that last April, several US news sources reported that the first Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (GINA) case has been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, discrimination, employment law, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, genetic data, genetic discrimination in the workplace, Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act, genetic makeup, genetic predispositions, genetic testing, GINA, Human Genome Project, Human Resources

Genetic discrimination in the workplace

November 24, 2009 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Human Resources, Human Rights

I first wrote about genetic discrimination in the workplace in August of 2004. At that time, I compared it to the movie Gattaca, in which a man tries to hide his “imperfect” genetic makeup so that he can enjoy a way of life and secure a job reserved for people without “flawed” genes. Although Gattaca is science fiction, the movie’s plot is not that remote from present-day reality.

anti-discrimination law, discrimination, employment discrimination cases, employment law, genetic data, Genetic discrimination, genetic makeup, genetic predispositions, genetic testing, genomics, human DNA, Human Genome Project, human rights, The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, work environment, workplace performance