For employees diagnosed with cancer, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations can be anything that can help an employee continue to do their job, return to work, or take time off of work. But...
Are you considering asking your employer for telework as a reasonable accommodation? This blog will break down what you need to know, including how the law provides access to accommodations. What is Teleworking? Working from home, or teleworking, has certainly become something more common after the COVID-19...
As more employers require their employees to get vaccinated, the federal government’s requirement for larger employers to have vaccine mandates moves forward, and schools are considering vaccine requirements for students, you might be wondering: are COVID-19 vaccine mandates legal? The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention...
The decision to share information about your medical condition with other people is a very personal decision. There are many reasons why someone would want to disclose their diagnosis, such as for support from their friends and family. But there are equally as many reasons why someone...
Get the latest legal information for individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers. As states begin to reopen and employees are asked to return to work, many people with a cancer diagnosis, and their caregivers, are questioning what options they have. What is available to you may...
Support for AYA cancer survivors during and post-cancer treatment can often be scarce. Research has shined a spotlight on topics that need more awareness brought to the table, including the importance to educating people about their rights in the workplace. In “The Survey for People Affected...
Last week, on the Triage Cancer website, we debuted the latest video in our Animated Video series: “Dealing With Side Effects At Work.” That video is now available in Spanish, and with the option for subtitles in English and Spanish. It tackles issues that may arise...
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush, signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the world's first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities. The ADA is a federal law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination, offers equality opportunities is different...
by: Lindsey Montoya In a recent blog post, we talked about how reasonable accommodations may be able to help an employee who has been diagnosed with cancer, work through their treatment or return to the workplace. This blog focuses on the process to ask an employer...
by: Lindsey Montoya Finding a happy medium between getting the job done efficiently and coping with the side effects of cancer treatments is difficult. Many people who have been diagnosed with cancer spend a considerable amount of time worrying not just about their health and recovery,...