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Why GINA Can Be Problematic in the Workplace
Podcast: February 8, 2010The Burrill Report (February 8, 2010): Why GINA Can Be Problematic in the Workplace (.MP3,8.15 Mb)
A policy approved by The University of Akron last summer – before the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act took effect – required criminal background checks for nearly all prospective employees, including the possible collection of DNA samples. The policy was retracted following a public outcry, but it left uncertainty about how GINA applies to employers’ law enforcement efforts. Shawneequa Callier, a post doctoral fellow at the Center for Genetic Research, Ethics, and Law in the Bioethics Department at Case Western Reserve University co-authored an essay on the controversy in the latest Hastings Center Report. We spoke to Callier about the UA case, how it played out against the implementation of GINA and why enforcement of the new law can be problematic.
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