Document 0673
 DOCN  M95A0673
 TI    Aerobics trainer, health club settle discrimination lawsuit.
 DT    9510
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Apr 7;10(6):5-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700287
 AB    A health club settled out-of-court, agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum
       of money and to train its managers on the legal obligations of people
       with HIV and other disabilities, following litigation brought by an
       aerobics instructor at the club. The instructor filed the suit after he
       was forced to either disclose his HIV status to the 3,000 members or be
       fired. He was fired after he refused to sign a letter drafted by the
       club's manager. Six months later the club's president gave club
       employees the letter which the plaintiff argued violated his right to
       privacy. This is the second time a health club has settled an AIDS
       discrimination case. Both cases focused on the Americans with
       Disabilities Act (ADA). In settling the case, the club denied any
       wrongdoing and said they settled out of court to avoid the costs of
       litigation.
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       JURISPRUD  Human  Prejudice  NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

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