Firing an employee because she has the AIDS virus is not likely to violate the Disabilities Act because employers have a business necessity for not wanting to employ such people: i.e. high medical insurance costs.

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Firing an employee solely because they have the AIDS virus violates the Disabilities Act, regardless of the employer's concerns about medical insurance costs. Discrimination based on disability is illegal under the Disabilities Act.

Firing an Employee Because She Has the AIDS Virus Is