FECAPS--Fair Employment for Cancer Patients & Survivors
MISSION STATEMENT
FECAPS is a cancer support group specializing in workplace issues. On-the-job cancer discrimination is not new, but it is on the rise as employers seek to "healthy-up" their workforces by purging employees with certain medical histories. Cancer patients and survivors are being fired, harassed, and refused accommodation of their condition,
simply because they have or have had cancer.
While this is illegal under many state laws and federal law (the Americans with Disabilities Act), some employers either choose to ignore or are ignorant of their provisions. As a voluntary organization, we provide referrals to legal and medical resources for no fee.
We do advocate for individual employees on a case-by-case basis,
but we are not attorneys and cannot give legal advice.
We are an activist organization. Our mission is to keep our clients from being victimized yet again in the workplace after having been diagnosed with or having survived cancer.
That is the ultimate insult to the cancer injury. Like everyone else, cancer
patients and survivors require the dignityand financial security provided by a paying job.
Background
We have not organized as a non-profit, since non-profits cannot lobby their government or support political candidates on behalf of their cause and their stakeholders.
As an activist organization, that is exactly what we intend to do!
However, we do accept non tax-deductible donations to help
support our own time, effort, and expertise in order to help those who need us.
Without your donations, we must pay all of our own expenses.
We are based near Boulder, Colorado, but will extend our help to anyone in any state.
Federal cancer discrimination law applies equally across the country,
and many state laws reflect the same spirit and intent.
Contact us if you're facing cancer discrimination. You may still be dealing with your treatment, or maybe you've already put the experience behind you as a survivor.
In either case, don't let yourself be victimized again at your job.
There are actions you can take to regain what you've lost at work.
Know your rights and fight back with the same energy you use to beat cancer!
We can help...
Adrian Hill, Director & Breast Cancer Survivor
Paul Hill, Co-Director & Lifelong Partner
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