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Article: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 8, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following press release:
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 today's 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 post at each of its 34 locations a nondiscrimination policy and procedure. Medical Weight Loss ...