July / August 2012
Lawsuits Against Two Eateries Are a Whopper of a Story
by Lauren Tuck
Los Angeles restaurant The Ivy is known for its fried chicken, crab cakes, chocolate chip cookies—and a white picket fence that blocks paparazzi from snapping shots of celebrities who frequent the hot spot. Apparently the eatery’s custom of protecting the rich and famous may not extend to its own workers. The Ivy is facing a wrongful termination suit for allegedly firing an employee because he has HIV.
Across the country in Virginia, Burger King (the antithesis of The Ivy) was slapped with a similar suit for letting go of a regional manager allegedly after he disclosed to his boss he was recently diagnosed with HIV.
Both plaintiffs are Latino men, a demographic disproportionately affected by HIV, and are being defended by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).
Bottom line: Firing an employee because of his or her HIV status is unlawful—and unnecessary. If the allegations prove to be true, it leaves a bad taste in our mouth.
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Thomas Simmons, Shelburne Falls, 2012-08-23 19:54:33
Are you surprised? The gay community ITSELF is guilty of the atmosphere that creates this discrimination. The 1950's "reefer-madness" approach that even HIV/AIDs ASOs take towards being positive creates this. When we all STOP focusing in transmission and being positive and Condoms and fear-mongering, and START focusing on a CURE, this will improve. Until then, self-righteous Negative Gays and ASOs are just as guilty as these ignoramuses.
david northrup, Los Angeles, 2012-08-17 17:47:16
Los Angeles "the Ivy" a bit surprising... Virginia..uh no surprise.. Craker Barrel would not even consider employing a person who they even suspected of being non identified other than healthy mainstream and straight... they still operate..
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