burlington northern railway burlington northern railway recently settled a major and some say groundbreaking case on genetic screening in the workplace. check it out: a quote from their website... bnsf and eeoc settle genetic testing case under americans with disabilities act fort worth, texas, may 8, 2002 -- the u.s. equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc) and the burlington northern and santa fe railway company (bnsf) today announced a mediated settlement for $2.2 million of eeoc?s lawsuit which alleged that bnsf violated the americans with disabilities act of 1990 (ada) by genetically testing or seeking to test 36 of its employees without their knowledge or consent. the genetic test was part of a comprehensive diagnostic medical examination that bnsf required of certain employees who had filed claims or internal reports of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome injuries against the company. go to http://www.bnsf.com/ the home page for bnsf. they have a search feature you can use to find more info on the company and on this case issue. on the web you can read.... railroad agrees to stop gene-testing workers on http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/a34877-2001apr18?language=printer by sarah schafer washington post staff writer thursday, april 19, 2001; page e01 from the.... genetic testing in the workplace: the employer''s coin toss http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dltr/articles/2002dltr0015.html From Proquest cyberlibrary you can read: Railroad to pay $2.2 million over genetic tasting David Hechler. National Law Journal. New York: May 13, 2002. Vol. 24, Iss. 36; p. A22 National Briefing Washington: Accord On Genetic Tests Tamar Lewin (NYT). New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: May 9, 2002. p. A.28 QUESTION: Was the settlement at BNR fair? Please write a five page paper answering this question and hand it in by the end of this module. Of course, make your argument out in terms of utilitarian and deontological considerations.