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Should Someone With Hiv Be Fired From Their Place Of Work
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Disclosure in the work placeI was recently fired from my job. A co-worker told me that my employer told everyone about me being HIV+ when I found out after my husband death in 1995. Do I still have any rights to sue that employer since I didn't give any consent to inform...
Response from Lynn L. Franzoi
Worldwide Benefits for Fox, Inc.
I suggest that you contact an attorney, explain the situation and have him help you determine what your rights are. There is probably a legal aid association in your area that could assist you with this....
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Counld my HIV status be th reason I got fired.I was let go from my place of employement after 16 years. What is unsetting to me is, I don't... Read more »HIV IN THE WORK PLACEWHY SHOULD I TELL MY BOSS I HAVE HIV... Read more »
Articles
Cirque du Soleil Agrees to Pay $600,000 to HIV-Positive Gymnast Fired Because of Perceived Threat to OthersThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday announced that Cirque du Soleil has agreed to pay $600,000 to a gymnast who was fired because of his HIV-positive status, the Los Angeles Times reports (Romney, Los Angeles Times , 4/23).... Read more »
Florida: HIV Test Sites Fan Out to Everyday Places People GoIn what was called the most ambitious such effort locally to date, volunteers and health workers were staffing 32 Palm Beach County locations on Friday, which was designated as National HIV Testing Day. These included parks, apartment complexes,... Read more »
South Africa Fires Official Praised for Anti-AIDS WorkActivists in South Africa are expressing shock over President Thabo Mbeki's dismissal of a deputy health minister who had accelerated the nation's anti-AIDS efforts. "This is a dreadful error of judgment that will harm public health care and... Read more »
Kazakhstan: Health Minister, Regional Governor Fired After 55 Children Contract HIVCiting "serious shortcomings in their work," Kazakhstan's president on Wednesday fired Health Minister Erbolat Dosayez and South Kazakhstan regional governor Bolat Zhylkyshiyev. Deputy Security Council chief Nurlan Abdirov said President Nursultan... Read more »
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Work place woes
Posted by 12yrspoz, 1 Reply
How do you deal with the stress of having HIV and co-workers that stress you even more?
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Best places to live on the East Coast with the HIV
Posted by christo, 1 Reply
I am newly diagnosed and am just seeking a state with progressive doctors/treatment possibilities and outlets like support groups and other outlets. I spoke with a state worker in North Carolina and she told me to have that as my last option if...
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a place for HIV poz people to come and cill...
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I am a 43 yo black male living in NYC, and I was diagnosed with HIV 4 years ago when I was hospitalized with PCP. While in the hospital, one of the doctors came to evaluate me for CMV while a co-worker and my lanlord were visiting me and he...
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New York draws fire over case of drug-resistantHIV
Posted by Anonymous
Nature 433, 788 (24 February 2005)New York draws fire over case of drug-resistant HIV ERIKA CHECK Rare, aggressive form of AIDS used to publicize dangers of unprotected sex. [WASHINGTON] A decision by New York health officials to announce the detection... Read more »
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