Document 0662
 DOCN  M9590662
 TI    Houston man with AIDS loses job after co-workers vote to expel him.
       Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231
       ext. 5023.
 DT    9509
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Mar 10;10(4):5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700216
 AB    An employee sued a Houston machine shop that held a companywide vote
       culminating in the firing of the employee because he had AIDS. The
       lawsuit contended that the employee was able to perform his duties at
       the shop and that the shop had violated the Texas Health and Safety Code
       by disclosing his AIDS illness to his co-workers without his consent.
       The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) found that all the
       evidence indicated that the sole reason for the employee's firing was
       due to his disability. It was also judged that the company had violated
       the employee's right to privacy by publicizing his HIV status.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  Confidentiality
       Employment/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  Human  Male  Prejudice  Texas
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