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29 Ene 2008

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The Standard [Canada]

Waitress fired because spouse was HIV positive [Canada]

A tribunal has ruled that a Geraldton, Ont., restaurant owner breached the province's human rights code by laying off a waitress whose spouse was HIV-positive. Michael Gottheil, an adjudicator with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, noted in his decision Popeye Restaurant owner Viola Landry hired the woman in April 2004 knowing the waitress's spouse was HIV-positive…"Where Ms. Landry erred was in making the decision to terminate (the employee) because of customer complaints and community ignorance," Gottheil wrote…