Document 0686
 DOCN  M95A0686
 TI    Rebuked by judge, Chicago settles suit charging police with job bias.
 DT    9510
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Mar 24;10(5):4-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700235
 AB    To settle a lawsuit brought by two HIV-positive job applicants, the
       Chicago Police Department has agreed to stop testing police recruits for
       HIV. According to Geoffrey Kors, American Civil Liberties Project (a
       branch of the American Civil Liberties Union), HIV status has no bearing
       on a person's ability to be an effective police officer. The suit
       charged violations of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibit
       discrimination based on disability, and the Illinois AIDS
       Confidentiality Act, which requires the informed consent of a person
       being tested and post-test counseling. In the settlement, the city
       refused to admit it broke any laws, but agreed to change its employment
       policies regarding testing for HIV, and pay to $90,000 in legal fees and
       damage awards.
 DE    Chicago  Employment/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  *HIV Seropositivity
       Liability, Legal  *Police  Prejudice  NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

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