In a rare genetic discrimination case, a federal district court in Atlanta ruled in favor of two workers at an Atlanta warehouse, who sued their employer for requesting and analyzing their genetic information. The warehouse owners were investigating the case of “the devious defecator,” who had been leaving (apparently human) feces around the facility. From their schedules, two employees were singled out as the possible perpetrator, but both were exonerated when neither DNA sample matched that of the feces. The two employees sued the company under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), claiming that by analyzing their DNA, the company was privy to health information that is protected by law. Section 2 of GINA “prohibits, as an unlawful employment practice, an employer...from requesting, requiring, or purchasing an employee's genetic information.” The company argued that they did not seek any health information, as they were merely using it for identification, but the judge was not swayed and in June awarded $2.25 million in damages to the two plaintiffs. The case sets a precedent: most cases of genetic discrimination have been settled out of court, and most have been filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of individuals.