Genetic Blueprints, Employer Cost-Cutting, and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Authors

• Frances H. Miller, Boston University School of LawFollow
• Philip A. Huvos

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1994

ISSN

0001-8368

Publisher

American Bar Association

Language

en-US

Abstract

Genetic testing can now identify workers who may be particularly susceptible to certain diseases, and employers are well aware that unhealthy employees can cost them substantial sums of money.  To deny that employee illness imposes business costs invites accusations of irrationality or naivete', regardless of sensitivity to the feelings of others. This article discusses employer access to genetic testing information about workers and restraints which may or may not be imposed by the Americans with Disabilities Act 5 (ADA) on the acquisition and use of information revealing genetic abnormalities.

Recommended Citation

Frances H. Miller & Philip A. Huvos, Genetic Blueprints, Employer Cost-Cutting, and the Americans with Disabilities Act , 46 Administrative Law Review 369 (1994).
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