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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
Information 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.

Diabetes Discrimination Success Stories
Legal victories by people with diabetes in employment discrimination cases. 

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

Fire Fighters and Diabetes Discrimination
Information on the legal rights of fire fighters with diabetes

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

Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act Legislation
Information about the American Diabetes Association’s legislative efforts to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act’s definition of disability.

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

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



Diabetes Forecast - FREE ISSUE!

Advocacy Action Center

New Medicare Update

Meet Tesch West - National Youth Advocate

School Walk for Diabetes

Commercial Drivers with diabetes

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