Entertainer, Denied Job Because He Had H.I.V., Settles Case

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Entertainer, Denied Job Because He Had H.I.V., Settles Case

New York Times (12/19/96) P. A15

Abstract: A man who was hired to entertain for a cruise line, but was rejected after he tested positive for HIV, will receive a $90,000 settlement in the case. A condition of the settlement also prevents the employer from screening for the virus. The suit, filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, argued that the Americans with Disabilities Act bars discrimination based on a disability. Dolphin Cruise Line and American Entertainment Productions, a company that recruits entertainers, claimed, however, that the worker was a threat to the ship's passengers and crew because he would be in close contact with them. A Federal District Court ruled that the defendants did not show that "the health risk posed in the particular work environment is significant."

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