Reynolds Argues OSHA Preemption in Illinois Genetic-Privacy Suit

Two truck drivers’ genetic privacy lawsuit against Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. should be thrown out because their state-law claims about the company’s job interview questions were pre-empted by federal safety regulations, the company told a federal court.

The plaintiffs alleged in their proposed class action that questions asked by Reynolds during job interviews concerning their family histories of hearing loss were prohibited by the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act. But those same questions were required under Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations, the company said in a motion to dismiss filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern ...