Courts Cases On Hiv And Aids In The Workplace

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Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case Challenging U.S. Policy Requiring Overseas HIV/AIDS Groups to Oppose Commercial Sex Work

The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City on Friday heard oral arguments in a lawsuit involving a U.S. policy requiring that recipients of federal HIV/AIDS service grants pledge to oppose commercial sex work, the New York Sun reports... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dealing With HIV/AIDS in the Workplace

This month, I attended another funeral of a person who passed away from AIDS-related complications. This time, a co-worker at my firm lost her twin brother a week before their 40th birthdays. Although no one from my office passed away from this... Read more »

Libyan Court Postpones Verdict in AIDS Case Against Foreigners

Libyan judges put off a verdict in the case of seven foreigners accused of injecting 393 children with the HIV-contaminated blood, saying Saturday they needed more time to study defense arguments. "The court decided to continue studying the... Read more »

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hiv court cases moneytary awards based on wrongfull termination by eeoc

in april of 1999 i tested positive for hiv-i filed a grievance with the state eeoc-recieved a determination just this december that there was reasonable cause to believe that i was fired due to my hiv status-please i need specific court renderings...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

There are times when it makes sense to function as your own attorney, and times when it does not. If you're not an attorney, please secure one! Many, many local AIDS Service Organizations have legal advisors on staff and will not charge you for... Read more »

HIV/AIDS in the workplace

Hi. I was recently placed on debate team for a college course. We will be discussing the right to know vs. personal privacy on HIV/AIDS in various situations. My part is to research HIV/AIDS in the workplace. I have read many of your answers to...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Dear Student in Indiana, Ah, "right to know." It's much rarer than most people think. And lots of folks would be happy to apply it to themselves and appalled if their information suddenly became the content of someone else's... Read more »

Can my medical records come out in my girlfriend's court case?

I was just diagnosed hiv positive, my girlfriend is neg. She is going through a divorce and custody battle, can this come out, or are my medical records private?...

Response from Christa Douaihy, Esq.

Member, City of NY Bar Association Committee on AIDS

Dear Writer,Thank you for writing with your question. First, while I do not know the particular facts of your girlfriend's pending court cases, I will say that your HIV status sounds wholly irrelevant to, and should have no bearing on, her... Read more »

AIDS at workplace

Hi there, my questions as below:1. In a company, the first case of AIDS was brought to the attention of the manager by the employee himself.The second case was more difficult to deal with. A regular customer, who is a nurse came up to the manager...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

You mean, after you yank out the nurse's tongue? 1. What country are you writing from? If it is not the U.S., please understand that I am describing how the situation should be handled according to U.S. law and best practices. You would have... Read more »

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Workplace issues and HIV/AIDS

Posted by ScotCharles

http://www.thebody.com/workplace.html

Check out this link for workplace issues with HIV/AIDS. It is very thorough. Read more »

Legal/Policy Specialist HIV/AIDS in the workplace

Posted by Anonymous

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The International Health Group is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Policy/Legal Specialist on an HIV/AIDS in the Workplace program. The position will involve technical oversight of up to ten overseas projects in collaboration... Read more »

Web Site owner goes to court to force 'troll' off

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This website: http://www.cleveland.com/tech/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/business/104288693631280.xml

Has this story:

Web site owner goes to court to force 'troll' offline

01/18/03
Chris Seper
Plain Dealer Reporter

A local pest-control Web site is trying... Read more »

Alarm Over Single AIDS Case Is Challenged by Quest

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Alarm Over Single AIDS Case Is Challenged by Questioners

February 21, 2005
Alarm Over Single AIDS Case Is Challenged by Questioners
By MARC SANTORA and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

York City's health commissioner, Thomas R. Frieden, had barely
stepped away from... Read more »

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