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Article: Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement With Medical Weight Loss Clinic
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 8, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1-
202-514-2007, TDD +1-202-514-1888
WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice
Department today announced that it has reached a settlement with the
Medical Weight Loss Clinic, which is headquartered in Southfield,
Mich., under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It was
alleged that Medical Weight Loss Clinic refused to serve a
prospective client because she has HIV disease.
Under the terms of todays agreement, Medical Weight Loss Clinic
will provide training on the non-discrimination provisions of the
ADA generally and as they relate to individuals with HIV disease,
and will adopt and ...