EMPLOYEES SUFFERING FROM LUNG CANCER CANNOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY THEIR CA EMPLOYERS
In California, employers suffering from a recognized medical disability, such as lung cancer, cannot be discriminated against by their employer. About 175,000 Americans are diagnosed with this disease each year, which is the deadliest type of cancer for both men and women. While cigarette smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, people who do not smoke can also get the disease. The important thing is to catch it early and stay on top of your medical appointments.
Your California employer must provide you with reasonable accommodations to care for your lung cancer. This means that if you need to miss work for chemotherapy, radiation, or other medical appointments, your employer cannot use your time missing work as a reason to fire you or demote you. Additionally, if your job requires you to expend a lot of energy and your lung cancer makes you easily tired, you are allowed reasonable rest periods, etc… talk to an experienced employment attorney to see what reasonable accommodations you deserve.
If you are a CA employee who believes that you have been discriminated against at your job because of your recognized medical disability, call the skilled employment attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. Our knowledgeable legal team can help you. Call the Law Offices of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) NOW for a free consultation regarding your legal rights or visit us at our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information about medical discrimination at work.
