Social Security Justice In The News
HIV Police Scare: Dearborn PD Mandates Training After Officer Tickets Woman Who Didn’t Disclose Positive Status (Huffington Post, Oct. 2, 2012)
Dearborn police to receive HIV awareness training after traffic stop incident (The Detroit News, Oct. 2, 2012)
Officer Issues Ticket Over Passenger’s HIV Status (CBS Detroit, Oct. 2, 2012)
Police video of DLS client prompts allegations of HIV discrimination by Dearborn police (The American Independent, Sept. 19, 2012)
Dearborn police officer accused of HIV discrimination (MyFOXDetroit.com, Sept. 21, 2012)
Video: Dearborn police ‘aggravated’ when suspect fails to disclose HIV-positive status (MLive.com, Sept. 20, 2012)
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Michigan county handling of HIV criminal case suggests state law was broken (The American Independent, Feb. 1, 2012)
Workplace HIV story takes a twist (Metro Times, Jan. 12, 2012)
Grand Rapids HIV criminal case spurs ‘sensationalist’ reporting (The American Independent, Jan. 9, 2012)
HIV Positive Man Sues Employer For Discrimination (AOL, Dec. 23, 2011)
Man claims he was fired because of HIV (The Detroit News, Dec. 22, 2011)
Great Expressions shuts down online petition with lawsuit threat, petitions court to dismiss case against HIV+ ex-employee (MLive, Dec. 22, 2011)
Thousands demand apology for HIV-positive man fired by nationwide dental chain (PrideSource, Dec. 22, 2011)
James White’s HIV/AIDS-Related Job Discrimination Case Picks Up Steam With National Petition (Huffington Post, Dec. 21, 2011)
Detroit dental worker pursued with Lysol, banned from touching doorknobs, fired from job after HIV diagnosis (Towleroad, Dec. 21, 2011)
DLS News Releases
HIV advocates call for justice in Dearborn Police harassment incident (Sept. 19, 2012)
Legal experts in Social Security benefits feature educational seminars (Jan. 30, 2012)
Legal experts and advocates allege further discriminatory harassment by HIV-positive employee’s former employer (Dec. 21, 2011)
Employer discriminates against and fires man based on HIV status (Dec. 21, 2011)
Legal experts launch new ventures in honor of World AIDS Day (Nov. 29. 2011)
