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Article Index » disability discrimination » particular conditions » Cancer
Report Link How Employers Can Live With Cancer in the Workplace.
Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. - April 17, 2006
According to the American Cancer Society, about 1.4 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year. The National Cancer Institute estimates that approximately 9.6 million Americans with a history of cancer were alive in January 2000. Despite these depressing statistics, the rate of cancer survivorship for a period of five years after diagnosis has increased from 50% to 64% in the last twenty years. Because about 40% of those diagnosed with cancer are of working-age, this means employers are dealing in increasing numbers with cancer in the workplace.
Report Link EEOC Issues Questions & Answers about Cancer and the ADA.
Jackson Lewis LLP - August 31, 2005
Marking the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, on July 26, 2005, the EEOC issued a series of questions and answers addressing the ADA's application to individuals in the workplace who have, or have had, cancer. This is the fourth question and answer document issued by the EEOC addressing particular disabilities in the workplace. Earlier Q&A documents addressed the ADA's application to individuals with diabetes, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities.
Report Link EEOC Publishes Guidance On Cancer As A Disability (pdf).
Vedder Price - August 29, 2005
On July 26, 2005, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published “Questions & Answers About Cancer in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.” This guide, the EEOC’s fourth in a series addressing various disabilities, provides information about cancer and examples of how the ADA’s standards may apply to individuals who have or have had cancer.

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