Can a person with hepatitis c and HIV work in a restaurant?!


Question:

Can a person with hepatitis c and HIV work in a restaurant?

I work at there. I found out they were hiring this guy next week, I talked to a nurse and she said I can't say anything, to the owner, because of the persons rights, sometimes employees cut themselves. please advise me of what to do, if I say something to my boss, the other co-worker will know it came . from me.

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2 weeks ago
theres another girl who works there, she is in the medical field,she is the one who told me,so she can't say anything because of privacy rights.

2 weeks ago
and to those people who say it's fine, would you eat there knowing this? I mean do we really know if washing your hands is enough?


Answers:

·Your boss is unable to discriminate against someone because of their medical diagnosis and as long as this person has shared these facts with your employer, no one has done anything wrong
·You cannot catch these diseases unless you are sharing body fluids with this person, ie: sharing needles or sex
·This person has every right to work in this position or any other that does not pose a risk to public health
·You must not discriminate against this person or you are breaking the law
·If you are concerned, ensure you do not use the same knife as this person does to prepare food and you should be fine. As for blood in food, I would certainly hope that all employees who cut themselves throw away the food they are preparing




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