
“A federal jury has concluded that an Atlanta grocery warehousing firm must pay two employees a combined $2.2 million for forcing them to submit to a buccal cheek swab to determine if their DNA was a match to feces being left throughout the facility. Atlas Logistics claimed the ‘genetic information’ at issue wasn’t covered by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Atlas Logistics asserted that GINA excludes analyses of DNA, RNA, chromosomes, proteins, or metabolites if such analyses do not reveal an individual’s propensity for disease.”
Related posts:
Ranking the States for Economic and Personal Freedom
G20 verdict: US has little global support for Syria strike
A Secret Catalogue of Government Gear for Spying on Your Cellphone
Former President Jimmy Carter Calls U.S. an Oligarchy
Go East, Canadian Crude
Life Takes Visa—Except If You Want to Buy Pot
FBI and Tsarneav: What Did They Know and When Did They Know it?
Crypto-currency for NSA leaker: Snowden fund accepts Bitcoin
HBO says Game of Thrones 'piracy' is better than an Emmy
Justice Department won’t bring charges over CIA interrogations
'Safe haven’ Chicago schoolhouse demolished despite community opposition
The Best American Cities for Economic Growth
Tracking Inflation: Consumer Price Index vs. MIT Billion Prices Project
Max Keiser Breaks Down Bitcoin
Why Police Prefer Drug Raids Over Investigating Violent Crimes