NYPD Accused Of Denying HIV-Positive Man Dispatcher Job
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Federal prosecutors this week accused the NYPD of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying an HIV-positive man a position as a dispatcher.
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney's office on behalf of Raymond Parker. The 60-year-old Brooklyn man applied for a job as a police department technician in 2013 and underwent a background check and medical tests, which disclosed he was HIV positive.
The NYPD requested further blood tests.
Federal officials say the NYPD wrongly disqualified him after it said he had a low CD4 cell count, a measure of health in people with the virus that causes AIDS. The lawsuit is seeking compensation for Parker.
The city's Law Department says it is reviewing the case.
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