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Invisible Actors: Genetic Testing And Genetic Discrimination In The Workplace, Susannah Carr

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

Current federal and state law is inadequate to protect employees from employer's misuse of their genetic information. Genetic information is knowledge of a person's genome that indicates a predisposition towards an illness, disease, or medical condition, where symptoms of the condition have yet to manifest themselves. Federal law protections are insufficient, and relevant state laws vary in their scope and application. Not only are employees unevenly protected across the United States, but varying standards also make complying with the law difficult for interstate employees.

To give employees sufficient protection and to facilitate employer compliance, Congress should pass a law specifically …

Employment Law—Title Vii And The Anti-Retaliation Provision—Beyond Employment And The Workplace: The United States Supreme Court Resolves The Split And Shifts The Balance. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Co. V. White, 126 S. Ct. 2405 (2006)., Kaylin Redman Hart

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

In its recent decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Co. v. White, the Supreme Court resolved the split along the federal circuit courts by extending Title VII's anti-retaliation provision to retaliatory acts and harms that are unrelated to employment or that occur outside of the workplace. The Court limited its holding by concluding that Title VII prohibits only those employer actions that would "dissuade a reasonable worker from making or supporting a charge of discrimination." This note examines the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Co. v. White to employers and employees in …