79 Can an employer ask about Epilepsy during a job interview?
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This article is from the Epilepsy FAQ, by Andrew Patrick (andrew@calvin.dgbt.doc.ca) with numerous contributions by others.
79 Can an employer ask about Epilepsy during a job interview?
In the Ontario Human Rights Codes (Chapter 53, Section 22(3)), nothing
precludes the interviewer from asking questions about your health
status, however it MUST relate to your ability to perform the essential
duties of the job. They may ask "Do you have any medical problems that
would make you unable to do the job?", but they MAY NOT ask "Do you
have any medical problems?" A copy of the Ontario Human Rights Code and
A Guild to the Ontario Human Rights Code is available by calling Access
Ontario at (613) 238-3630
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