Genetic Discrimination in the IT Workplace 556
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."
dangerous (Score:5, Funny)
Well duh (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not worried (Score:3, Funny)
Gattaca (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Life imitating art? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:dangerous (Score:5, Funny)
It's okay. I've read that this gene is never passed on to a subsequent generation.
Re:Reminds me of (Score:3, Funny)
Perhaps that day will arrive, shortly after we develop some manner of genetic test to prevent Slashdotters from posting who are incapable of spelling the words carpal or tunnel.
It is spelt Gattaca! (Score:3, Funny)
Anyways, I can see the above scenarios happening quite easily.
End discrimination now! (Score:5, Funny)