1. Rash of Food Allergies Prompts Education Push.
- Author
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Pyrillis, Rita
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FOOD allergy prevention , *EMPLOYEE education , *EMPLOYEE health promotion , *FOOD allergy , *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990 , *PATIENTS - Abstract
The article discusses the rise of food allergies among children, focusing on the challenges facing employers with employees with symptoms at work and presents the view of Laurel Francoeur of the blog Allergy Law Project on the importance educating employees on food allergies. She mentions the need for employeers to provide reasonable accommodations for workers with allergy and awareness that food allergy can be considered as disability under the U.S. American With Disabilities Act of 1990.
- Published
- 2017