Hiring Decisions based on Genetic Tests??

Hmmm. Wish some extra options could be added. I'm gonna vote wholeheartedly for "effectively outlawed". The government will stick to it's guns about keeping the Bill - they can't afford not to, and no company will be "allowed" to require genetic tests.

On the other hand, companies currently use such dubious things as personality tests, unpaid trial periods and entrant exams to determine an applicants "suitability". Is it really that much of a stretch to imagine them being interested in your genetic code.

All we need is for a few people with a good genetic test casually adding it to their resume or mentioning it on the sly. It'll soon be just one of those things that you do during an interview: mention prior successes, dress nicely, but also to the level of work you seek, 4-page resume, casually mention your genetic preposition to loyalty ...

isn't it against privacy!? or genetics-discrimination??

Yeah, no secrets anymore. Even down to molecular level. This is sad, isn't it?

This remind me of the first episode of Futurama, in which Fry got his permanent "career chip" based on his DNA scan. That was good. I hope the future isn't like that.
http://www.tv.com/futurama/show/249/e...

I think this is a two-part question: an employer trying to get their hands on its potential applicants would trigger anti-privacy lawsuits, so I don't see how that would fly. However, an insurance company requiring information about an insurer's genetics is actually quite legitimate - many diseases have been known to be genetically-based, and a simple test can often reveal a person's risk of acquiring certain diseases. In light of that, I think there will be ways where insurance company can apply pressure, enough to "encourage" a customer to provide such info (e.g. charging substantially larger premiums for applicants refusing to provide genetic info). A bill that makes it a REQUIREMENT though is a stretch.

I don't see a lot of companies care about genetic test results of its employees. If I'm an employer, I might be interested in the health condition of a candidate. That's about it.

Most companies do not really care.