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ACLU Reaches Settlement For Veteran Denied State Department Contractor Job Because He Has HIV (08/25/2009)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union has reached a settlement on behalf of a U.S. Army veteran who was denied a security job with U.S. State Department contractor Triple Canopy, Inc. because he has HIV. According to the ACLU, the State Department has agreed to policy changes that will prevent people with HIV from being automatically barred from working under Department contracts in the future. While details of the settlement with Triple Canopy are confidential, all parties are pleased with the agreement.

ACLU Appeals TSA Denial Of Job To Air Force Veteran With HIV (08/20/2009)
FORT LAUDERDALE – The American Civil Liberties Union today appealed a decision by the Transportation Security Administration to refuse a job to an Air Force Veteran because he has HIV. In a fax to the ACLU, TSA claims it denied Michael Lamarre a job as a baggage handler in order to protect his health because his lowered immune system made him vulnerable to infectious diseases at the airport. TSA claimed among other reasons that the fact that Lamarre is taking three antiviral medications is evidence that he has a suppressed immune system.

Alabama Department Of Corrections Ends Ban Of Prisoners With HIV From Work Release (08/13/2009)
MONTGOMERY, AL – After more than two decades of intense advocacy by the American Civil Liberties Union, Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) officials this week ended a longstanding ban of prisoners with HIV from participating in the state's work release program. The ACLU and other advocates have long argued that the ban was an arbitrary and discriminatory denial to participation in a program essential for aiding prisoners' successful reintegration into society.

DOJ Tells State Licensing Boards And Occupational Training Schools That It Is Illegal To Bar People With HIV (07/17/2009)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a new fact sheet yesterday informing state licensing boards and occupational training schools - and the general public - that it is a violation of the Americans for Disabilities Act to bar people with HIV from professions such as barbering, massage therapy and home health care assistance. The new guidelines were issued in response to requests from AIDS Legal Council of Chicago, the American Civil Liberties Union, The Center for HIV Law and Policy, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders and Lambda Legal.

Transportation Security Administration Refused To Hire Qualified Baggage Screener Because He Has HIV (06/11/2009)
MIAMI – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a complaint with the Transportation Security Administration on behalf of an Air Force Veteran who was refused a job as a baggage screener with the Transportation Security Administration because he has HIV.

TSA HIV Discrimination - Complaint (06/11/2009)

TSA HIV Discrimination - Medical Rejection Letter (04/28/2009)

Doe v. Rice - Triple Canopy Motion to Dismiss (01/12/2009)

Doe v. Rice - Secretary of State's Answer (12/30/2008)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's answer to plaintiff's complaint in Doe v. Rice.

Doe v. Rice - Complaint (12/23/2008)

Doe v. A Nebraska Restaurant (11/13/2003)
This is the original state complaint in the case of Priscilla Doe v. A Nebraska Restaurant, an HIV discrimination case

Estate of Claude Green v. Robert Bowman - Case Background (03/02/2006)

Couture v. Belle Bonfils (04/13/2005)

HIV & Civil Rights
Know Your Rights in the Workplace (11/21/2006)

HIV & Civil Rights
Know Your Rights in the Workplace (11/21/2006)

TSA HIV Discrimination - Case Profile (06/11/2009)

Doe v. Clinton - Case Profile (12/23/2008)
HIV employment discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. State Department and its contractors.

HIV Advocacy on Behalf of Peace Corps Volunteer (04/21/2008)

Estate of Claude Green v. Robert Bowman - Case Profile (02/27/2006)

Dugas - Arkansas Board of Cosmetology (06/02/2005)
Allan Dugas was kicked out of cosmetology school because of his HIV status. SETTLED