U of Akron Requires DNA from Potential Employees; Feds Open Public Comment Period on Federal Law Protecting DNA [Culture Dish]
Inside Higher Ed just reported that an adjunct instructor at the University of Akron quit when he was told that he had to submit to DNA testing. "It's not enough that the university doesn't pay us a living wage, or
provide us with health insurance," the instructor said, "but now they want to sacrifice the
sanctity of our bodies. No." He was right to question their policy: The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 specifically states:
It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any employee, or otherwise to
discriminate against any employee with respect to the compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges of employment of the employee, because
of genetic information with respect to the employee
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