Some info I thought may help.. 
Official Acts in different countries - Highlights:
U.S. department of labor -- FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act):
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
ADA (The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html
Your employment rights as an individual with a disability/chronic illness:
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html
U.K.: The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
http://www.direct.go...ghts/DG_4001068
Canadian Charters of Rights and Freedom:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/
Ireland: Employment Equality Act (1998):
http://www.equality....x.asp?docID=205
The Human Rights Act:
http://www.opsi.gov....a_19980042_en_1
Australia:
Australian Human Rights Commision: http://www.hreoc.gov...ability_rights/
Department of Human Services: http://www.dhs.vic.g...bility_act_2006
Commonwealth Consolidated Acts: http://www.austlii.e...act/dda1992264/
Disability Support and Services in Australia: http://www.aph.gov.a.../disability.htm
Expert Perspectives and Suggestions:
Long-Term Chronic Illness and the Workplace
By Sandra Kavanagh, Equality Authority
http://193.178.1.9/index.asp?docID=192
Table of ontents:
Impacts and challenges
Symptoms
Supports and accommodations in the workplace
Disclosing your illness
Reasonable accommodation
We all need support systems
To Tell or Not to Tell
By S. Levine
http://sciencecareer...762491064736378
Table of Contents:
Chronic Illness Takes Many Forms
Working Under a Magnifying Glass
Research on Disclosure
What Steps Can You Take to Help You Decide Whether to Tell?
Research Highlights:
Daily Living: Survey Highlights The Factors Involved In Revealing A Chronic Illness To An Employer:
http://www.conquerchiari.org/subs only/Volume 3/Issue 3(1)/Chronic Illness Work 3(1).html
Official Acts in different countries - Highlights:
U.S. department of labor -- FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act):
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
ADA (The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html
Your employment rights as an individual with a disability/chronic illness:
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html
U.K.: The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
http://www.direct.go...ghts/DG_4001068
Canadian Charters of Rights and Freedom:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/charter/
Ireland: Employment Equality Act (1998):
http://www.equality....x.asp?docID=205
The Human Rights Act:
http://www.opsi.gov....a_19980042_en_1
Australia:
Australian Human Rights Commision: http://www.hreoc.gov...ability_rights/
Department of Human Services: http://www.dhs.vic.g...bility_act_2006
Commonwealth Consolidated Acts: http://www.austlii.e...act/dda1992264/
Disability Support and Services in Australia: http://www.aph.gov.a.../disability.htm
Expert Perspectives and Suggestions:
Long-Term Chronic Illness and the Workplace
By Sandra Kavanagh, Equality Authority
http://193.178.1.9/index.asp?docID=192
Table of ontents:
Impacts and challenges
Symptoms
Supports and accommodations in the workplace
Disclosing your illness
Reasonable accommodation
We all need support systems
To Tell or Not to Tell
By S. Levine
http://sciencecareer...762491064736378
Table of Contents:
Chronic Illness Takes Many Forms
Working Under a Magnifying Glass
Research on Disclosure
What Steps Can You Take to Help You Decide Whether to Tell?
Research Highlights:
Daily Living: Survey Highlights The Factors Involved In Revealing A Chronic Illness To An Employer:
http://www.conquerchiari.org/subs only/Volume 3/Issue 3(1)/Chronic Illness Work 3(1).html
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