Medical Alert Devices...Lifesavers or Sources of Discrimination?
Do medical alert devices such as bracelets and pendants save lives..or do they announce to employers and/or prospective employers that you are not healthy?
Reference: http://www.diabetesauthor.com
Posted By themonk on September 17, 2007
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Employers brand employees who wear medical alerts as health risks...
Medical Ids are like billboards telling everyone that you have health problems.
-- Posted By themonk on September 17, 2007Employers DO discriminate if they know you have health problems..like diabetes. They immediately think about how much this person is going to raise their medical insurance claims and will hire someone else.
Medical alert devices save lives...
Sometimes you have to weigh the benefits versus the downside
-- Posted By themonk on September 17, 2007It's a proven fact that medical IDs save lives but I know a lot of people who won't wear them...especially at work because they don't want others to know about their health problems.
Its does both, but like the previous statement if your saving your life isn't that worth it?
-- Posted By eastwind on October 31, 2007The problem isn't in the device user, its in the employer. The Device is a necessity, and employers can and should get over it.
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Maybe I'm an over the hill hippie - Maybe I'm a renaissance reenactor - Maybe I'm just off-the-wall...BUT...I'm a middle aged guy with some strong opinions and not afraid to share them. I also happ...