An employee who works in the dietary department of the hospital develops HIV. The employee does not have a record of excessive absences or errors. What law protects the employee from being fired?

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1. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination in hiring and job assignments based on disability.
2. The Wagner Act of 1935 and the Taft-Hartley Act of 1948 prohibit discrimination based on union membership.
3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.
4. Affirmative Action is a set of executive orders, not laws, that protect minority groups but apply only to government agencies and organizations that do business with the government. These organizations must hire members from these protected classes, "In proportion to the population of people in each class in their community."

An Employee Who Works in the Dietary Department of the Hospital