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Vainīgie norīkoti uz mācībām par HIV tēmu
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26.04.2020

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ASV bijušais policists Lijams Pīrs (Liam Pierce), kuru nepieņēma darbā pozitīvā HIV statusa dēļ, saņems 90 tūkstošus dolāru lielu kompensāciju, ziņo NBC.
Pīrs 2016. gadā iesniedza prasību Luiziānas apgabala tiesā. Apgabala policija 2012. gadā atteicās viņu pieņemt darbā šerifa vietnieka postenī pēc tam, kad medicīniskās apskates laikā viņš ārstam izstāstīja par savu HIV pozitīvā statusu.
Apskates laikā ārsti viņam teica, ka inficēšanās ar HIV nav iemesls, lai liegtu ieņemt amatu. Tomēr, kad apskates rezultāti tika nosūtīti uz policijas iecirkni, Pīram atteica darbu.
Vienlīdzīgu nodarbinātības iespēju komisija pieņēma lēmumu, ka Pīram bija pietiekams pamatojums, lai sniegtu prasību tiesā. Policijas departamenta darbiniekiem vajadzēs piedalīties mācībās par HIV tēmu, kā arī, pieņemot darbā darbiniekus, ievērot noteikumus, saskaņā ar kuriem «diskriminācija invaliditātes dēļ, tai skaitās HIV statusa dēļ, aizliegta».
ASV diskriminācija nodarbinātības sfērā HIV statusa dēļ ir aizliegta ar likumu «Par amerikāņiem ar ierobežotām iespējām», ko pieņēma 2008. gadā. Saskaņā ar Vienlīdzīgu nodarbinātības iespēju komisijas datiem par darbā iekārtošanās jautājumiem, 2019. gadā 155 cilvēki iesnieguši sūdzību par diskrimināciju darbavietā viņu HIV statusa dēļ. Tie ir  0,6% no kopējo sūdzību skaita par diskrimināciju, kas iesniegti komisijai.
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Source: NBC | «Ex-cop gets $90,000 settlement in HIV employment discrimination suit» | https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/ex-cop-gets-90-000-settlement-hiv-employment-discrimination-suit-n1192221 | This case, along with a lawsuit involving HIV-positive military service members, is shining a spotlight on workplace discrimination based on HIV status. |
<... A former police officer will receive $90,000 in damages after filing a lawsuit claiming he was denied employment as a sheriff’s deputy in 2012 when his prospective employer learned he has HIV. The case, along with another lawsuit involving two HIV-positive members of the Air Force who claimed they were discharged because of their HIV status, has brought renewed attention to policies surrounding HIV employment discrimination.
A lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana said the former officer, Liam Pierce, was up for a job with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office in New Iberia until he disclosed his status during a pre-employment medical exam. According to the LGBTQ legal advocacy group, Pierce — who had moved to Louisiana in 2005 to assist in the relief effort following Hurricane Katrina — had experience working as a police officer, volunteer firefighter and paramedic.
Scott Schoettes, an attorney for Lambda Legal and the director of its HIV Project, said everything “seemed perfectly on track” for Pierce to land the job.
“He had good interviews and talked to them about an alleged misconduct at a previous job,” Schoettes told NBC News. “They said that wasn’t a problem.”
Schoettes was referring to a job Pierce lost with the Abbeville Police Department in Louisiana for discharging a firearm in front of two inmates held in custody.
Schoettes said everything changed, though, when Pierce informed the medical team evaluating him for employment about his HIV status. He alleged the plaintiff was told by doctors that having HIV “was not a disqualification for the job,” but shortly after his results were sent to the sheriff’s office, Pierce was denied the position. The department cited the incident at Abbeville as a pretense, but Schoettes said Pierce “immediately recognized where this was coming from.” ...>