Genetic Testing in Employment
MN Employment Genetic Testing
Genetic · Employees
Prohibits employers and employment agencies from administering genetic tests, or requesting, requiring, or collecting genetic information about a person or the person's blood relatives, as a condition of employment, and from basing employment decisions on such information. Third parties may not supply or interpret that information for employers.
- Where
- Minnesota
- Citation
- Minn. Stat. 181.974
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- Private civil action by aggrieved persons (181.974, subd. 3)
- People can sue
- Yes
- Penalties
- Up to three times actual damages, punitive damages, reasonable costs and attorney fees, and injunctive or equitable relief (subd. 3).
- Applies to
- Employers with one or more employees in Minnesota, including the state and political subdivisions, and employment agencies (181.974, subd. 1(b), subd. 2)
- Any person who provides or interprets protected genetic information for an employer (subd. 2(b))
Practices it requires
- Do not administer genetic tests or request, require, or collect protected genetic information as a condition of employment, and do not make employment decisions based on it.Minn. Stat. 181.974, subd. 2(a)
- Do not provide or interpret protected genetic information about current or prospective employees for an employer or employment agency.Minn. Stat. 181.974, subd. 2(b)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Effective date of Laws 2001, ch. 154 not verified.
Research reference, not legal advice.