| Abstract: | U.S. District Judge James G. Carr granted summary judgment to an employer accused of denying a job to an applicant because he had AIDS. When Joseph A. McIntyre applied for a job in the kitchen of Independence House, the head cook was aware that he had AIDS. The cook placed him on the schedule, gave him a personnel manual, and told him he had the job, contingent upon a medical exam and interview with the manager. When McIntyre met the manager, he told her he was planning to move out of town; the manager reportedly said she was looking for a permanent employee. McIntyre assumed this meant the offer was withdrawn. He still completed the medical exam and employment paperwork, but did not report to work. The employer arranged the physical, took in the paperwork, and demonstrated its willingness to hire McIntyre whose claim was rejected due to no apparent discrimination on the part of the employer. |
