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Abbey, the head of the human resources department for a book distribution service, accidentally discovers information about one of the company employees. She learns that the employee has a genetic disease that could potentially affect the employee's ability to continue in the job. According to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, all employee genetic information is private, and companies are not allowed to locate or make decisions based on employee conditions. Now that Abbey has discovered this information, what is her responsibility?

A. Abbey is required to report the information to her superiors, but they will not be allowed to alter the employee's work situation

B. Abbey must inform the Department of Labor about her inadvertent acquisition of the knowledge

C. Abbey must let the employee know what she has discovered and counsel the employee to consider requesting a change in the employee's job situation

D. Abbey must place the information in the employee's company file, but it cannot be accessed unless absolutely necessary

E. Because the information was gained accidentally, Abbey is not legally responsible for it, but she is not allowed to divulge any of the information or change the employee's working situation

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