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So... segregation? Something tells me that won't really fly

• recursive 6y ago
  Having or being vulnerable to a virus isn't a protected class.
  • extra88 6y ago
    People with disabilities are in a protected class. Being immunocompromised qualifies as a disability. Here's a brief definition, from a government site about equal employment: https://www.eeoc.gov/disability-discrimination#definition https://www.eeoc.gov/disability-discrimination#definition
    • recursive 6y ago
      It doesn't seem like immunocompromise generally constitutes a disability by that definition, without satisfying some other criteria. But I'm not a lawyer, so what do I know.
      • extra88 6y ago
        The text of the law makes it more explicit: "[...] a major life activity also includes the operation of a major bodily function, including but not limited to, functions of the immune system [...]" https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/12102 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/12102