NV: Restaurant Sued For Illegally Firing HIV+ Employee

365gay.com is reporting about a federal HIV discrimination lawsuit filed in Nevada in which a man named Robert Hickman claims that his employer, a Subway restaurant in Las Vegas, fired him when he disclosed his HIV-positive status. I find it bizarre that businesses don't realize that it is not only against Federal (American with Disabilities Act) and State (California Civil Code) law to discriminate in employment on the basis of disability, which includes HIV status. It was less than 15 months ago that Cirque du Soleil had to pay 600 000 dollars for discriminating against HIV+ gymnast Mathew Cusick. Oh well, I hope Subway likes to write big checks!

UPDATE: It looks like ignorance of HIV discrimination laws is not just limited to Nevada or California. 365gay.com reports about another "HIV+ food worker" case which has been settled in North Carolina.