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AIDS: the legal debate

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According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), employees who have AIDS should not be prohibited from working unless the presence of an opportunistic infection that can be transmitted casually is diagnosed. AIDS cannot be transmitted casually. The legal aspects of employment and AIDS are changing with each successive court ruling. For example, employers may be allowed to ask job candidates whether they are AIDS patients, except in the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley and West Hollywood (in these communities, laws have been passed prohibiting discrimination against AIDS patients). Questions of employment discrimination and AIDS are discussed; personnel managers are advised to keep up-to-date on CDC reports and court cases involving dismissal of AIDS patients from employment.

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AIDS: the corporate response

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The San Francisco AIDS Foundation in cooperation with seven corporations (Levi Strauss, Pacific Telesis, Mervyn's, BankAmerica, WElls Fargo, A T & T and Chevron) has developed two-volume guidebook and video tape for supervisors and personnel managers concerned about AIDS in the workplace. The group has also worked to raise funds for AIDS patient care and AIDS research. The accomplishments of this group are detailed from its inception in 1982. Although the organization does not pretend to be able to answer all questions relative to AIDS, it does stress the importance of some fundamental concepts, including: AIDS is preventable, AIDS is not contagious through casual contact, and AIDS patients need emotional and social support.

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Miami's personnel managers keep tabs on government

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The Personnel and Labor Management Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce was formed in Sep 1987 to monitor state and federal legislation affecting Miami employers. Its goals are to report court decisions, state and federal laws, and to coordinate with other departments of the Chamber. Three subcommittees were formed: legislative-employment, judicial, and informational. The committee is currently unfunded. It is putting together a newsletter and a brochure summarizing employment law.

Management, Florida, Labor relations, Labor law, Miami, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce

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