You Are the HR Manager of Your Firm, and You

question 19

Multiple Choice

You are the HR Manager of your firm, and you pride yourself on being up to date with legal requirements, and on the cutting edge of your field. You've just gotten a mailer about a new test kit which would perform genetic testing by pricking a finger, dripping the blood sample onto a tab, and mailing it in to a lab. You think how this could be applied to your employees and applicants, and what you might be able to save on health insurance costs.  What should you do?

• A)Order a gross of the genetic testing kits as soon as possible.
• B)Call the company attorney to ask how you could test the entire staff without their knowledge
• C)Throw the mailer in the trash; it's use in this context would be illegal

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Definitions:

Reproductive Class

A category or grouping within a species based on reproductive roles or capabilities, such as gender or capability to reproduce.

Pre-Reproductive

Individuals in a population who have not yet reached the age where they are capable of producing offspring, contributing to the population's growth potential.

Demographic Transition

Due to industrialization, a decline in the birthrate following a reduction in the death rate so that the population growth rate is lowered.

Birthrate

A measure of population growth or decline, calculated as the number of live births per 1,000 people per year.