POZ - POZ Exclusives : Detroit Man Alleges HIV Discrimination By Lysol-Spraying Dental Clinic Coworkers - by Todd Heywood

9.12.11

POZ - POZ Exclusives : Detroit Man Alleges HIV Discrimination By Lysol-Spraying Dental Clinic Coworkers - by Todd Heywood: by Todd Heywood

Lysol Local attorneys in Detroit are preparing to sue the national, privately-owned Great Expressions Dental Centers for what they say is the worst case of alleged HIV-related job discrimination they have ever handled.

And while the company denied any wrong doing, the Detroit office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) agreed with James White and his attorneys that there was reasonable cause to believe the dental company with clinics in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia and Massachusetts had unlawfully discriminated against White.

In a letter from the Commission, White was informed:

“Based upon the above and the record as a whole, there is reasonable cause to believe that the Charging Party was disciplined, denied reasonable accommodation, and discharged due to his disability, in violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.”