These Are Your Legal Rights As An Employee With Cancer

These Are Your Legal Rights As An Employee With Cancer

A cancer diagnosis comes with a wide array of difficult conversations to be had, and among them is the discussion you'll have to have with your boss. How do you ask for the resources you need while you're fighting for your life without risking discrimination? What are you required to disclose at work about your health? HuffPost Live's Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani got the answers on Tuesday from Monica Bryant, the COO for Triage Cancer, a nonprofit that educates cancer patients about fighting the disease at its every stage.

Check out Bryant's tips in the video above, and click here for the full HuffPost Live conversation about balancing cancer treatment with work.

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