Disability law can protect alcoholic workers

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Alcoholic workers could receive protection from the Disability Discrimination Act despite the fact that alcoholism is specifically barred from protection, employment experts have said. Workers could claim protection for the disease's symptoms, they said. 

The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) excludes a number of medical conditions, one of which is alcoholism. But experts have said that employers still need to pay attention to the DDA when dealing with alcoholic workers. Ashley Graha... (382 more words)

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