Clampdown on health discrimination
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People newly diagnosed with HIV or cancer will be protected from discrimination under proposed disability legislation. Current law protects people who have had either condition for more than a year, or whose symptoms are evident. But the proposed extension to the Disability Discrimination Act would cover people from the point of diagnosis. It would mean it was unlawful for employers to discriminate against an employee for being HIV positive or having cancer. The changes could affect around 40,000 people. More : news.bbc.co.uk |