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Employment Discrimination


The ADA works hard to ensure fairness for people with diabetes in the workplace.

The information below can be used as a tool for people with diabetes to work with their employers to address potential problems and misunderstandings ahead of time and, if necessary, for people with diabetes to initiate appropriate actions to assert their rights in the workplace.

Your Job and Your Rights
Informaton to help people with diabetes understand their rights in the workplace.

Federal Employment Laws affecting people with diabetes
Explanation of laws that protect workers with diabetes.

EEOC and Diabetes Discrimination Issues
Collaborative efforts between ADA & EEOC help to prevent discrimination against workers with diabetes.

Fighting Workplace Discrimination - Diabetes Forecast, May 2005 (PDF)
Article about Gary Branham's fight to become a Special Agent for the IRS in May 2005 Diabetes Forecast.

Updated September 2005! Commercial Drivers and Diabetes Discrimination
Information on the legal rights of commercial drivers with diabetes.

Pilots and diabetes discrimination
Information on the legal rights of pilots with diabetes.

Employment Discrimination Resources
Organizations that protect people with disabilities from discrimination and provide further understanding of legal rights.



New Medicare Update

Advocacy Action Center

Commercial Drivers with diabetes

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