A flight attendant for American Airlines has been hospitalized after having a panic attack and screaming over the plane\u2019s PA system that the plane was going to crash.<\/p>\n
Reportedly, the flight attendant has bipolar disorder, a mental illness characterized by manic states, and had been off of her medication.<\/p>\n
In our society mental illness is highly stigmatized. According to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. CAMH also says that only 12 percent of Canadians would hire a lawyer with a mental illness, and only 49 percent would socialize with a friend with a serious mental illness.<\/p>\n
As a result of the flight attendant\u2019s panic attack, many are suggesting that employers should have the right to access the medical information of an employee. How constitutional is this?<\/p>\n
Imagine an interview where you have to disclose to your employer that you suffer from a form of mental illness. Do you trust your potential employer would hire you strictly based on qualification?<\/p>\n
What if another person vying for the same position has no mental illness, but is a violent person who abuses alcohol? I guess this wouldn\u2019t matter because they wouldn\u2019t have to disclose this type of information to their employer.<\/p>\n
Disclosing a person\u2019s mental health condition to an employer is both discriminatory and stigmatizing.<\/p>\n
This shit\u2019s got to go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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