[cwilson]

The title is, of course, misleading. They are offering employees a microchip implant. It's not required.

Still crazy that anyone would opt-in to do this, but a misleading headline all the same.

[nextlevelwizard]

I don't see any immediate problem with that assuming taking it out is relatively painless and there's no cost associated.

I'd like to have one so I wouldn't have to worry if I have office keys with me, instead I could just scan my arm at the door. I've never left my hand at home.

[lostboys67]

Its still a medical procedure and has anyone done an analysis of the risks ok we do it to pets but fido isn't going to sue you if bad stuff happens.

[nextlevelwizard]

Maybe this is different since I'm coming from non-US point of view so health care is quite different. To me it's obvious that employer's insurance covers implanting, removal, and any issues that it might cause.

[Someone]

The employer might no longer exist (IMO, the probability that a company that does these kinds of experiments goes bankrupt is far from negligible), deny responsibility ("you should have let us take it out when you left the company"), or not pay for all costs (say, you moved state; will they pay travel costs to their appointed expert? Pay for time lost?)

[autokad]

your country of origin shouldn't matter. I'm pretty sure he/she was concerned about health related medical risks, and just because the insurance 'covers' it, provides little solace

[nextlevelwizard]

What's the worst thing that can happen? It gets infected and needs to be removed and I have to take up to few months of paid sick leave?

Maybe I'm missing something, but all in all this is convenience vs pain value comparison. Does the pain the implant might inflict outweigh the possible benefits.

I bet there is something I'm not considering or I'm misunderstanding something. To me this is pretty straight forward for now.

[lostboys67]

If you get sepsis or rare complications it can be fatal we had a intern who broke his leg at a company cricket match and he was dead before morning.

[hgdsraj]

I dunno, I'm surprised you thought it was mandatory. Pretty confident in the state of Wisconsin you cannot force someone who does not have life threatening ailments surgery.

[mrighele]

The original title is "Wisconsin Company To Implant Microchips In Employees", which is different from the current "Wisconsin Company To Offer To Implant Microchips In Employees".

The difference is not so subtle; atfirst I assumed too that it was mandatory.

[icebraining]

Obviously you cannot physically force them, but that doesn't mean it can't be a condition for employment. No being familiar with Wisconsin law, I wouldn't know if that's allowed.

[dispo001]

http://www.piercingtime.com/images/323/silver-dermal-third-e...

[mrkrabo]

If there's no law that disallows employers to ask for this, it will be mandatory in a matter of years.

[dmm]

It's illegal to require employees to have microchip implants in several states, including Wisconsin.

[owlninja]

That's a little extreme...

[AlexandrB]

See also: mandatory arbitration clauses, non-competes for blue collar jobs, and "opt-out" data collection.