If you have sleep apnea and have any questions regarding how the diagnosis may affect your employment, you can contact these organizations and government agencies:
Job Accommodation Network
West Virginia University
PO Box 6080
Morgantown, WV 26506-6080
800/526-7234
janweb.icdi.wvu.edu
The Job Accommodation Network is an international consulting service that provides free information about job accommodation and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN is a part of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
Workplace Fairness
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2080
San Francisco, CA 94104
www.workplacefairness.org
Workplace Fairness is a non-profit organization that provides information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights. Our goals are that workers and their advocates are educated about workplace rights and options for resolving workplace problems, and that the policy makers, members of the business community, and the public at large view the fair treatment of workers as both good business practice and sound public policy.
Patient Advocate Foundation
753 Thimble Shoals Blvd, Suite B
Newport News, VA 23606
800/532-5274
www.patientadvocate.org
The Patient Advocate Foundation is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that as part of its mission serves as an active liaison between the patient and his/her employer. If you feel that you have been discriminated at work, the PAF can help you understand what your rights are, help direct you in filing a claim of discrimination, and help you deal with job discrimination.
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
800/514-0301
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
The Department's mission is to enforce the law, to defend the interests of the United States according to the law, and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. The Department of Justice can provide you with information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20210
202/693-4650
www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla/
The U.S. Department of Labor is charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. The Department of Labor can give you information on the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1801 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20507
800/669-3362
www.eeoc.gov
The mission of the EEOC is to promote equal opportunity in employment through administrative and judicial enforcement of the federal civil rights laws and through education and technical assistance. If you feel that you have been discriminated at work because of a disability, you can contact the EEOC.
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20590
202/366-9305
www.dot.gov
The mission of the Department of Transportation is to serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets the country's vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people. The DOT can help you to find information about transportation issues as they relate to people with disabilities.
