Leonel V. American Airlines, Inc.: A Case Study

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In the case of “Leonel v. American Airlines, Inc. (AA), 400 F.3d 702 (9th Cir.2005)” (Melvin, 2013), on page 351 of The Legal Environment of Business: a Managerial Approach: Theory to Practice, “Leonel and two other applicants were given conditional offers of employment by American Airlines.” (Melvin, 2013); these offers were dependent on whether a background check and medical exam were passed. However, before the background checks could be conducted American Airlines directed Leonel and the other applicants to go to their facility and take medical exams and a health questionnaire. “Leonel and the other applicants were HIV-positive” (Melvin, 2013) and failed to divulge this on their questionnaires. The applicants’ tests came back HIV positive and resulted in AA retracting their offer. This leads “Leonel and …show more content…

First, being that the company knew better than to test early regardless of trying to beat their competition. James 4:17 (NIV), states that, “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.” Therefore, they knowingly sinned. The applicants also sinned by lying about their health information. Had they maybe indulged that information, an offer may still have been made because they had told the truth. A question still arises if whether American Airlines had tested everyone they hire for HIV? I thought employers could only test for drugs and alcohol for a job. It is my understanding that it would become discrimination at that point if being declined a job because of someone’s diagnosis. Having HIV in no way effects Leonel’s ability to perform the job he is applying for so it is irrelevant. Even if Leonel was having some difficulties with his HIV, if AA did not discriminate and hired him, they then would have to provide reasonable accommodations as stated in the ADA regulations. Under the Disability Rights Questions and Answers Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, it

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