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Originally Posted by art  Pegasus:
But as an example, a very good friend of mine was an accounts receivable manager for a Fortune 500 company. He'd been with the company for 18 years.He was DX'd with MS. I begged him not to tell anyone.
The good loyal employee he was, he told his immedate supervisor. In 6 months he was fired for sexually harassing another employee. No pension, No disability, no nothing.
He tried to sue but as he was fired for something not related to his disease the company was within it's rights. . It was fully documented.
So I still say, shut up!!!
Art |
Art,
I've said throughout this threat that I believe people shouldn't tell employers; that that's what potentially opens them to discrimination--and I still say illegal discrimination, under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Your friend's example makes the point I made in my last post--if someone's condition is known and they're fired, the discrimination can be hidden by other reasons.
Workers' comp is a different issue--that's on-the-job injury, so of course employers would know. And if you're claiming disability, of course the employer would know, because you're either asking for an ADA-required accommodation, if you want to keep working for the same employer, or something else has happened that makes one un-able (i.e., disabled) to do the job. What this thread has been about is, who is allowed to/must know about one's condition that has no impact on the job.
I could see that it would be possible that a higher-echelon person would be allowed to know, but as you say, there are limits. And, to still answer the initial question, no employer
has to, legally, be told
by the diabetic. And, we cannot be discriminated against because of it. And, of course, employers will try to get around that.
Pegasus
