Lowe et al v. Atlas Logistics Group Retail Services (Atlanta), LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:13-cv-02425

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Amy Totenberg

Firms

  1. June 24, 2015

    DNA Test To Find Defecator Just One Way To Violate GINA

    A Georgia federal court decision that a grocery storage company violated a law barring genetic discrimination by trying to get a DNA swab of employees in a bid to find a serial defecator is an attention-grabber, but attorneys warn that even benign questions about family history could lead to a lawsuit.

  2. June 22, 2015

    Workers Win $2.2M For DNA Tests Seeking Defecator

    A Georgia federal jury on Monday awarded two Atlas Logistics Group Retail Services LLC workers $2.23 million after their employer was held to violate federal law protecting genetic information when it forced the men to take DNA tests as it searched for a workplace defecator.