Should I tell a prospective employer during a job interview that I have Parkinson’s disease that was diagnosed 10 years ago?
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Should I tell a prospective employer during a job interview that I have Parkinson’s disease that was diagnosed 10 years ago?
Asked on June 30, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Ohio
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Not during the interview, no. No employer is supposed to (or legally allowed) to discriminate in hiring against an employee due to his/her medical conditions; however, employers have alot of discretion in choosing to NOT hire and don't have to reveal their reasoning to you--it can be very hard to prove that the decision to not hire was made on an illegal, discriminatory basis. Therefore, if you tell the employer about the disease, maybe the employer will choose to not hire you--and it would be very hard to prove it was for an illegal reason. The law does not make you disclose medical conditions during job interviews, so why would you?
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