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In reply to the discussion: 'Compassionless': Lawsuit says Bernie Sanders campaign demoted staffer day after cancer surgery [View all]Violet_Crumble
(35,961 posts)No employer can demote or fire someone BECAUSE they have cancer, but an employer can demote or fire someone DESPITE them having cancer. As long as cancer (or any other illness) isn't the reason for someone being sacked, then of course an employer has a right to performance manage their staff.
Also, healthcare shouldn't be linked to employment. It isn't here in Australia, and we have universal healthcare where I know that if I were to get cancer (or COVID-19), I'm not going to have to sell the soul of my oldest child to be able to pay hefty hospital bills. Medicare covers it all and it doesn't matter if I'm employed or not. Why is it so difficult for the US to do what most other countries have done? I guess for the same reason that COVID-19 is out of control in the US, but has been suppressed relatively successfully in many other countries