Description
This section examines law and policy prohibiting discrimination against people based on their current or past status with substance use and substance use disorder (e.g., drugs or alcohol).
Recommendations
Ensure employees, especially managers and supervisors, are aware of the UCOP policy that prohibits discrimination against people based on their current or past status as a drug or alcohol addict.
Training
Leads should take the training themselves, then assign it to those employees in their unit for whom they believe it is relevant. Assigning to all employees is recommended. Any processes, procedures or protocols recommended for development in the training should be created.
Addiction as Disability Training
Additional Resources
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Psychiatry Online: Ten Years After the ADAAA (2008): The Relationship between ADA Employment Discrimination and Substance Use Disorders(link is external)
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ADA National Network: ADA, Addiction, Recovery and Employment(link is external)
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EEOC: The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability