Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes and an estimated 79 million adults have pre-diabetes. Employees with diabetes are covered by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) which prohibits disability discrimination in the workplace. Diabetes is a physical impairment that limits major life activities, and thus meets the ADA definition of disability.
In fact, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made it clear that diabetes should be a covered disability under the ADA. Diabetes can limit major life activities, such as caring for oneself, seeing, walking, eating, and standing.
Accommodations for employees with diabetes are usually minimal, easy to accomplish, and require little or no cost to the employer. Reasonable accommodations include: breaks to check blood glucose levels and treat by taking medicating or eating, ability to keep diabetes supplies and food nearby, opportunity to work a modified schedule, and opportunity to leave for treatment of diabetes.
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Are you or anyone you know been discriminated at work because of diabetes? Contact the Law Offices of Payab & Associates @ (818) 918-5522 or visit http://employmentlawyersla.com/ if you have any questions regarding your rights at the workplace.
