From a Lawyer’s Perspective

Abstract

Along with innovations in technology for analysis of genetic information and expanding availability of genetic test, it is anticipated that, in the near future, employers will face issues on handling of employees’ genetic information. This article proposes an essay on the points below through consideration on a hypothetical case of a hereditary tumor: (1) legal rules and practical viewpoints on reception, internal sharing and use of employees’ genetic information, from perspectives of both information law and employment law; (2) unique aspects on the duty to secure an employee’s safety based on their genetic information; and (3) limitation on personnel decisions that consider an employee’s genetic information.