GOP bill punishes employees who decline employer genetic testing

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GOP bill makes it a crime for employees to decline employer genetic testing

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From Pine Bluff, these test results would scare you.

Genetic discrimination incoming. This is actually pretty scary.

It is scary, and the fact that the political party in power is pushing to pass a bill to make it where people can be fired for not submitting to them is even scarier

Is it your contention that employees should be forced to submit to a genetic test?... I don't care if they offer it, a employee should be able to not submit to it. Republicans are chipping away at our personal privacy by forcing people to submit it then

I believe that if an employer wants to require it, then he should be able to. If an employee does not like it, he can find another employer. There is nothing invasive about that because nothing is forced on anyone. Someone's company is someone's company.

Who said anything about healthcare? This is a separate bill.

I think you seem to think that this is part of the AHCA and it gives health insurance companies the right to do this for customers. That is false

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I believe that if an employer wants to require it, then he should be able to. If an employee does not like it, he can find another employer. There is nothing invasive about that because nothing is forced on anyone. Someone's company is someone's company.

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But this is about fining employees if they refuses to submit to genetic testing.

Unfortunately, those dug into a corner will simply disregard this, as we see too often. This is Sci-fi scary stuff. Do some research as to how this information will/can be used. Terrifying.

This is not like employee drug testing. This is looking at your genetics and discriminating solely on the hand you were dealt when you were born. Let's say you walk into the office a day after this legislation is passed. You've been with the company 20 years, have worked your way up and are finally living the kind of life you've always wanted for you and your family. They test you and come back with results that say you have a 70% chance of developing some kind of cancer. Not only that, but they also genetically tested all your children and wife bc they were also on your insurance. Now, the insurance risk management consultant determines it's better for the company if they cut you, since the treatment for cancer can be unpredictable and they don't want their insurance rates going up. So they fire you. Now you're fricked.