Posts Tagged ‘ business groups ’

Banning Genetic Discrimination

May 8th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Health

Business groups support the purpose of the law but worry about the unintended consequences that may ensue from the restrictions on information about genetic information. The bill leaves open the possibility that employers can be sued for just receiving — not acting upon — a worker’s genetic information.
The bill President George W. Bush will sign [...]



Somali Businesswomen Band Together

Apr 1st, 2008 | By admin | Category: Opinion

A promising idea is beginning to take shape after two years of planning: 21 women have pledged $500 apiece, and two business groups have each provided $20,000 for the development of a 10,000- to 15,000-square-foot mall of shops. Plans are to rent space in an undisclosed Minneapolis building by this summer, with perhaps 50 women [...]