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Additional Resources
HIV/AIDS Employment Toolkit for Individuals, Employers and Service Providers
Frequently Asked Questions: Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS
Topics include:
- Does the law protect me from discrimination on the job or in a job search?
- Do I need to tell my employer I have HIV/AIDS?
- What is a reasonable accommodation? Do I have the right to request a reasonable accommodation? What is the best way to make that request?
- How do I ask my employer for time away from work to see doctors or visit the clinic?
- Are there any jobs I am prevented from doing or getting training for, such as barbering, massage therapy or health care assistance?
- Will my insurance company report my HIV/AIDS status to my employer?
- Can I be denied insurance coverage based on my HIV/AIDS status?
National Working Positive Coalition
The National Working Positive Coalition is a coalition of individuals living with HIV, service providers, researchers, and advocates who are committed to improving the financial and personal wellbeing of individuals living with HIV and AIDS.
Connecticut HIV/AIDS Organizations
The HIV Technical Assistance Project – SF Human Rights Commission
Click above for information on these topics:
- Legal Overview
- Reasonable Accommodation
- Job Interviews
- Medical Inquiries and Confidentiality
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Serving Clients and Customers with HIV/AIDS
- Reasonable Accommodation Policy
- Life Threatening Illness Policy
- Nondiscrimination Policies
- Employees
- Clients
- Bereavement Leave Policy
- Confidentiality Policies for Employees and Clients
- Referral Guide
Employment Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Primer, The Center for HIV Law and Policy
Disclosing HIV Status in Employment