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EEOC Launches New Diabetes Fact Sheet
EEOC Launches New Diabetes Fact Sheet -- Posted by Gumbo on 11-14-04 19:44
EEOC Launches New Diabetes Fact Sheet
Source: American Diabetes Association
Publication date: 2003-10-30
EEOC FACT SHEET ON DIABETES AND THE WORKPLACE ADDRESSES FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Higher Incidence of Diabetes and More Charges of Discrimination Spur Need
for Information About Application of Americans with Disabilities Act.
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
October 29, 2003
In the spirit of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today released a fact sheet
on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to diabetes in the
workplace. This publication, available at www.eeoc.gov, is designed to
assist employers, as well as applicants and employees with diabetes, in
understanding their rights and responsibilities.
"While there is a considerable amount of general information available about
the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers and employees alike often ask
questions about how the ADA applies in employment situations involving
certain illnesses and conditions," said Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez.
"This new fact sheet focusing on people with diabetes is intended to be the
first in a series to address specific types of disabilities."
The fact sheet covers such topics as: when diabetes is considered to be a
disability under the ADA; when an employer is permitted to ask an applicant
or employee questions about his or her diabetes; types of reasonable
accommodations employees with diabetes may need on the job; and how an
employer should handle safety concerns about people with diabetes in the
workplace.
According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 17 million
people living in the United States have diabetes, and incidence of the
disease is on the rise. Significant legal developments in seventh and ninth
circuit federal courts pertaining to ADA coverage of people with diabetes
also have generated interest in this topic. During the past five years, the
EEOC has seen a 13 percent increase in the number of charges filed under the
ADA alleging discrimination based on diabetes.
President George W. Bush has proclaimed October 2003 to be National
Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time when private sector entities;
federal, state and local government agencies; and advocacy organizations
showcase the abilities of people with disabilities, and focus attention on
removing barriers to employment. This year's national theme is "America
Works Best When All Americans Work."
In addition to enforcing Title I of the ADA, which prohibits employment
discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and
state and local governments, and the Rehabilitation Act's prohibitions
against disability discrimination in the federal government, EEOC enforces
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin; the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination against
individuals 40 years of age or older; the Equal Pay Act; and sections of the
Civil Rights Act of 1991.
Publication date: 2003-10-30
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