Cancer & the Workplace: Understanding Your Legal Protections

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Topics Covered

• The Meaning of Work
• Talking with Your Health Care Team About Work
• Managing Your Cancer Treatments While Working
• Understanding Your Legal Protections in the Workplace, Including Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) & Intermittent FMLA
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) State & Local Laws
• Disclosure & Communication with Human Resources, Supervisors & Co-Workers
• Solutions to Address Workplace Challenges
• COBRA – Continuation of Insurance Benefits If Employment Ends
• Disability – Short Term, Long Term, Social Security Disability (SSD) & Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Tips for Creating a Plan to Continue Working
• The Importance of Self Advocacy
• Questions for Our Panel of Expert

Our Panel of Experts

Sylvia Richey, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Medical Oncology/Hematology, West Cancer Center and Research Institute

Debra J. Wolf, Esq.

Senior Supervising Attorney, Legal Health, New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG)

Kathleen Nugent, MSW

Senior Director of Regional Programs, CancerCare

Brochure

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Workshop Date

This workshop was originally recorded on April 30, 2025.