Hiv And Finding Employment

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Employer Finding Out You're HIV+

Will my company insurance carrier report my HIV+ status to my employer once they start to see HIV meds and treatment claims by my doctor?...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

Not unless they want to risk losing their license to provide insurance. They can provide aggregate data to employers who are their clients, but they are barred by law from providing information with an employee's name linked to it.... Read more »

Concerned about finding insurance when self employed

I am HIV+ for 3 1/2 years, have a PPO insurance plan through my current employer. I am thinking... Read more »

Response from Lynn L. Franzoi »

employer's rights HIV/AIDS

My husband and I own a small company(less than 10 people) and we are having a difficult time... Read more »

Response from Nancy Breuer »

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Articles

Britain to Provide About $57,000 for Employment Program for HIV-Positive People in Jamaica

The British government on Friday announced that it will provide a $56,984 grant to the Jamaica AIDS Support Life's Work program, which runs income-generating projects and helps develop employment skills for HIV-positive people, the Caribbean... Read more »

HIV Frontlines: In Newark, N.J., an HIV/AIDS Advocate Finds New Ways to Reach LGBT African Americans

Listen to Audio (49 min.) Download Audio This podcast is a part of the series HIV Frontlines . To subscribe to this series, click here . Welcome. My name is Kellee Terrell and I'm the news editor for TheBody.com. This HIV Frontlines ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thailand: No Promotion for HIV/AIDS Workers -- Study

Thai employers' attitudes toward workers with HIV/AIDS have improved in the past decade, a new study suggests. However, these employees still remain less likely to be promoted. "Employers reason that if an employee living with HIV/AIDS is promoted,... Read more »

More Than 20% of Beijing University Students Unwilling to Have HIV-Positive Classmates, Survey Finds

More than 20% of university students in Beijing are unwilling to have an HIV-positive classmate, according to a recently released China Youth University for Political Science survey, Xinhuanet reports. Researchers conducted the survey among 1,089... Read more »

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employers finding out ??

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am about to begin treatment using my health insurance (HMO) provided by my employer. Won't they find out eventually ?

I am sure most of you are using your employee benefits/insurance. What has been your experience about the above ?

Please help.

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Employment HIV Test for Locals in the UAE

Posted by DubaiUAE10, 1 Reply

I just wanted to share that if you are a local and want to work in the UAE, you do not have to go and get tested for HIV for employment.

The UAE unfortunately has strict laws against HIV for expats and has a compulsory blood test for work visas for... Read more »

Employment drug test positive which HIV med is it

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I have recently changed my combination to 3TC, Abacavir and Efavirenz. I work within an industry that requires regular and random drug and alcohol testing. My urine tests are now coming back positive for canabanoids ( I dont smoke dope). I can have... Read more »

pre employment drug screen

Posted by chrgd71, 2 Replies

i am going for a new job. its one i REALLY want. i have been on meds for 7 months now, sustiva/truvada. all the info i can find states that i will probably show a false positive because of the sustiva. has anyone else had to deal with this? how... Read more »

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