Proposed law could punish employers for snooping on Facebook - Phoenix Business Journal:

Bosses who check out their employees’ or job applicants’ Facebook or Twitter pages could get into trouble under a new federal law that protects workers’ genetic information and medical histories.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which went into effect Nov. 20, bars employers and health insurance providers from discriminating against individuals based on their genetic information and personal and family medical histories. The federal law is aimed at protecting an employee from getting fired or not hired because, for example, their boss finds out they have a genetic disposition toward a certain disease...