Genetic Testing at Burlington
Genetic Testing at Burlington Northern
People wake up everyday, get ready for day, and start off to work. At work we never think
about dying or getting hurt. So we do not worry enough , and we believe that our workplace is safe.
But unfortunately there were some fatalities, while people at work, this fatalities and accidents are
still going on. Companies must care about their workers' safety and keep their environment without
any danger. For this reason companies should care about ethical values.
In October 2000, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad's medical department requested
a blood test from Gary Avary, in purpose of a DNA test without his permission. Accidentaly he
realized that, but Burlington Northern said him that if would not accept this request, he would fired.
They tried to cheat their workers and make some irrelevant test about their Carpel tunnel surgery
which is against ADA. At the end of this case BSNF settled the suit by agreeing to halt genetic
testing and to pay 36 employees $2.2 million. Because except this fake for workers, it was some
mistakes against workers in work environment.
First of all Kantian ethics respet to person, and we never ever should not forget that our
workers are human beings like us. You should always show respect their existence, health and
safety. Secondly, BSNF lied about their health conditions. They said reason is deletion of 17th
chromosome, but there is not any truth like this, so BSNF playing gamble on one person's life.
For utilitarian theory, if you get profit, it does not matter what is going on outside. But after
this illegal situations , BSNF charged great amount money to pay their workers, first of all it is a
huge loss. Moreover they put question marks on their workers' mind. The more question marks on
heads , the less utility. As i said first, we always want to beliee that we are in safe in our workplace,
otherwise
People wake up everyday, get ready for day, and start off to work. At work we never think
about dying or getting hurt. So we do not worry enough , and we believe that our workplace is safe.
But unfortunately there were some fatalities, while people at work, this fatalities and accidents are
still going on. Companies must care about their workers' safety and keep their environment without
any danger. For this reason companies should care about ethical values.
In October 2000, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad's medical department requested
a blood test from Gary Avary, in purpose of a DNA test without his permission. Accidentaly he
realized that, but Burlington Northern said him that if would not accept this request, he would fired.
They tried to cheat their workers and make some irrelevant test about their Carpel tunnel surgery
which is against ADA. At the end of this case BSNF settled the suit by agreeing to halt genetic
testing and to pay 36 employees $2.2 million. Because except this fake for workers, it was some
mistakes against workers in work environment.
First of all Kantian ethics respet to person, and we never ever should not forget that our
workers are human beings like us. You should always show respect their existence, health and
safety. Secondly, BSNF lied about their health conditions. They said reason is deletion of 17th
chromosome, but there is not any truth like this, so BSNF playing gamble on one person's life.
For utilitarian theory, if you get profit, it does not matter what is going on outside. But after
this illegal situations , BSNF charged great amount money to pay their workers, first of all it is a
huge loss. Moreover they put question marks on their workers' mind. The more question marks on
heads , the less utility. As i said first, we always want to beliee that we are in safe in our workplace,
otherwise