Alice works for a large advertising agency where she is hoping to be promoted to a management position.Alice's mother and two sisters all died of breast cancer at a young age.Alice's employer knows this,and will not put Alice in a management position because he fears that she will also develop cancer.This decision is allowed because it is in the best interest of the company.

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Alice's employer's decision is discriminatory and not allowed under anti-discrimination laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). It is not in the best interest of the company to make decisions based on unfounded assumptions about an employee's medical history or family history.

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