Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 17:24:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Ron Buckmire Subject: more on bragdon v abbott Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 11:30:12 EDT From: MacWahoo@aol.com To: Queerlaw@abacus.oxy.edu Subject: *QL-ED*: Comment by National AIDS Fund on Bragdon v. Abbott NEWS RELEASE June 25, 1998 NATIONAL AIDS FUND SAYS SUPREME COURT RULING ON BRAGDON VS. ABBOTT REAFFIRMS EXPERIENCE OF NATION'S LEADING BUSINESSES WASHINGTON, DC - June 25, 1998 - The National AIDS Fund, the leading business response to HIV/AIDS, today applauded the Supreme Court's decision on Bragdon vs. Abbott. "The Court's decision reaffirms and helps codify the experience of the nation's leading businesses vis-a-vis how best to respond to co-workers, customers and others who are living with HIV disease," said B.J. Stiles, president and CEO of the Fund. "Long before the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, scores of employers were treating HIV as one among many disabilities that require, to one degree or another, various special considerations. The Court has embraced that commitment, and the decision will provide further guidance and protection to all who are affected by HIV/AIDS." For over a decade, the National AIDS Fund has been an early and persistent advocate for nondiscrimination policies and meaningful practices on HIV/AIDS in the workplace, Stiles said. The Fund has worked with many leading private- sector employers that have focused on HIV/AIDS education, training, access to benefits, and community outreach. These employers have trained supervisors so they know why it is all right for someone who is HIV-positive to be at work. They also have offered full access to insurance benefits and provided training on HIV/AIDS to employees and their families. In addition, many private-sector employers have donated to AIDS programs and research in their communities and at the national level. (MORE) National AIDS Fund Says Supreme Court Ruling - Add One Employees believe their employers would, and should, treat an HIV-positive employee like any other employee with a serious disability or illness, according to a 1997 Fund study. More than eight in 10 employees (82 percent) in the study said that their organizations would do this. A higher percentage (89 percent) said their companies should take this approach. The Fund will continue to advocate meaningful practices in the workplace and provide consulting services to employers so they can manage HIV/AIDS in the workplace at the highest level of excellence. For more information about the Fund and its Workplace Resource Center for employers and also employees with HIV or AIDS, visit the Fund's website at www.aidsfund.org. ### The National AIDS Fund is the leading business and pioneering philanthropic response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Based in Washington, DC, the Fund represents more than 1,500 companies, foundations, community groups and citizens whose contributions have generated more than $70 million over the past decade to combat the AIDS epidemic in communities across the country. The Fund provides national grants to 32 "Community Partners" in 25 states. Partners match the grants with their own fundraising and make grants to community organizations that provide prevention, education, care and services. In 1997, the Fund and its Partners awarded grants totaling over $10 million to more than 450 community groups. The Fund is also a strategic resource for key information and services on HIV/AIDS, and a pioneer in stimulating positive, practical responses from business and labor, both domestically and globally. ### =========================================================================== = To post to the list, email QUEERLAW@abacus.oxy.edu = =========================================================================== ********** To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@queernet.org; put a line saying unsubscribe kenslist in the body. (This may fail if your address has changed since you signed up; if so, or for other assistance, contact kenslist-approval@queernet.org.)