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- Scott Adams commented on Scott Adams's article in Additional Concerns4
Woman With Celiac Disease Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Former Employer
All your comments here make great points, and now that it is the norm for celiac disease to be included in the list of disabilities on job applications, it seems that discrimination for having celiac disease could become more common due to lawsuits like this one against Cigna.- ada
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- Wheatwacked commented on Scott Adams's article in Additional Concerns4
Woman With Celiac Disease Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Former Employer
@Celiac Dad14 "Boyd was prescribed a single-infusion iron drug, but Cigna denied her request ... offering a five-infusion alternative instead. This ... was unreasonable, given her ... work schedule. She found it impossible to arrange ... without taking even more time off from work.." By denying the prescription for their own employee, and denying...- ada
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- trents commented on Scott Adams's article in Additional Concerns4
Woman With Celiac Disease Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Former Employer
"She regularly used approved unpaid leave and ADA accommodation days when she experienced health flare-ups, particularly after incidents of gluten contamination, which worsened her condition." Though this happens at least occasionally to most celiacs, even the most diligent, I wonder how consistent she was with her gluten free diet.- ada
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- Celiac Dad14 commented on Scott Adams's article in Additional Concerns4
Woman With Celiac Disease Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Former Employer
I read this article and while I feel for her and her condition, I do not believe it is her employer's responsibility to accommodate her 100%. I think lawsuits like this could cause employers to have employees enter contracts that screen for potential problems. As long as she was using her paid leave and approved unpaid leave, that is between her and her...- ada
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