LOOKING FOR WORK: When Should You Reveal Your Disability?
Written by admin2 on November 2nd, 2009Filed under: Uncategorized
Thanks to a tip-off from Karen Putz’s frequently-updated Twitter feed, we recently stumbled upon this fascinating article written by Lizz Carroll, (published on diversityinc.com):
If you’re someone with a non-visible disability, you are entitled to your privacy and are under no obligation to bring it up in the workplace. But are there times when you should tell your employer—particularly if you need an accommodation such as flex time or a specific work environment? DiversityInc spoke to several experts to help you weigh your options and guide you through the process of disclosing a non-visible illness in the workplace.
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To Tell or Not to Tell
“Under the law today, there is no duty to disclose unless [you] need a reasonable accommodation,” says John D. Kemp, an attorney with Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville and executive director and general counsel for the U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN), a national organization that promotes the business imperative of including people with disabilities in the work force. He advises, “If you have a non-visible disability, share it carefully or not at all. It is of maybe no interest or business for the employer to know it if it does not affect your performance or the safety conditions [in the workplace].”
There is another point of view on this. Continue reading this article >>
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