1. Workplace Checkup: Keeping Patients With Diabetes Employed and Safe on the Job.
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Butler, Kathy, Schatz, Des, and Hathaway, Katie
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PHYSICAL diagnosis , *DECISION making , *DIABETES , *EMPLOYMENT discrimination , *EMPLOYEE rights , *EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities , *HYPOGLYCEMIA , *INTELLECT , *LEGISLATION , *MEDICAL needs assessment , *MEDICAL personnel , *OCCUPATIONS , *RISK assessment , *SAFETY , *OCCUPATIONAL roles , *AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990 , *LAW - Abstract
The article focuses on the legal rights of people with diabetes as employees in the U.S. It notes that under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, employers are required to follow rules to ensure that workers with diabetes are treated fairly. It also notes the role of diabetes health care providers (NCP) in anticipating and identifying workplace discrimination problems.
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- 2014
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