A man in Clarksville, Ind. who was “fully qualified to work as a police officer” didn’t get the job because of his HIV status, federal authorities said.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Clarksville, saying that the town’s police department “unlawfully revoked a job offer to a qualified law enforcement officer based on his Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) diagnosis,” which constitutes a violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Title I of the ADA prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals on the basis of disability — which includes withdrawing a job offer to a qualified individual based on unsupported and stereotypical views of the applicant’s disability.
