Cancer patients should be covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), whether their cancer is active or in remission. Cancer is presumptively a covered disability under the ADA under regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on March 25, 2011 . The regulations also provide that conditions that are a covered disability when active are also covered when in remission. Contact Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell with your questions about your rights and protections under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Are cancer patients covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)?

 

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Cancer patients should be covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), whether their cancer is active or in remission.  Cancer is presumptively a covered disability under the ADA under regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on March 25, 2011. The regulations also provide that conditions that are a covered disability when active are also covered when in remission. 

Contact Lexington, Kentucky employment lawyer Robert Abell with your questions about your rights and protections under the Americans With Disabilities Act.


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