This twelve-page undergraduate paper sheds light on some important issues related to employment of HIV infected people. With dramatic increase in HIV patients worldwide, several problems have surfaced regarding the rights of this group in the society and in workplace. Corporations are still uncertain how an HIV infected employee should be covered by medical insurance when pre-existing conditions can be a huge burden on a company's financial resources. Discrimination based on valid concerns and pure social prejudice has made life difficult for the infected portion of American workforce, as they are not treated fairly in the workplace if they disclose the truth and certain professions have imposed restrictions on the entry of infected people. 12 pgs, bibliography lists 6 sources.
