EEOC Sues Health Fund, Alleges AIDS Discrimination

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EEOC Sues Health Fund, Alleges AIDS Discrimination

Philadelphia Inquirer (06/29/94) P. B2

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission yesterday filed suit against a union health fund that it says discriminated against employees with AIDS. The lawsuit charges the Laborers District Council Building and Construction Health and Welfare Fund of Philadelphia with placing a $10,000 lifetime ceiling on health insurance payments for HIV- or AIDS-related treatments, while maintaining a lifetime cap of $100,000 on payment for other catastrophic illnesses. The EEOC is seeking a halt to the practice, as well as unspecified damages for two plaintiffs.

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