United States Department of Labor

HIV/AIDS

Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS

Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS: Meet Tim Tate, Instructor and Co-Director at Washington Glass School

Employment is an essential part of leading an independent, self-directed life for all people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. Reflecting this, DOL is one of six federal agencies responsible for implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States released by President Obama in 2010.

ODEP is one of several DOL agencies participating in carrying out DOL's role under the strategy, with a focus on improving employment opportunities and outcomes and reducing stigma and discrimination for people living with HIV/AIDS. As part of this, in 2011 ODEP convened the first-ever HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable, which gathered thought leaders from across the nation to specifically explore the intersection issues of HIV/AIDS, disability and employment.

Based on the information gleaned at that conference and subsequent research and collaboration, ODEP developed a suite of Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS resources to assist individuals, employers and service providers understand related issues.

Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS resources

• A Resource Guide for Individuals Seeking to Enter or Reenter the Workforce (PDF)
• HIV/AIDS Employment Toolkit for Individuals, Employers and Service Providers
• Success Stories — Individual, Employer and HIV/AIDS Service Provider examples
• The Business Case for Employing Qualified Individuals with HIV/AIDS (PDF)
• HIV/AIDS Service Providers with Employment/Training Services (PDF)

In addition, the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a free service of ODEP, provides information on job accommodations, as well as other resources, for people living with HIV/AIDS.

HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable materials

Jeffrey S. Crowley, former Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathy Martinez at the April 2011 HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable.

• HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable Proceedings Report (PDF)
• HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable Video
• HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable Slideshow
• DOL Newsletter article on HIV/AIDS Roundtable

Additional HIV/AIDS resources

• Secretary of Labor Solis's Comments Ahead of the XIX International AIDS Conference
• Secretary of Labor Solis's Comments on World AIDS Day 2011
• DOL's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) HIV/AIDS Workplace Program
• National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States — Introduction and access to comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
• Presidential Memorandum — Memorandum to the heads of federal agencies and departments regarding the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
• Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) — White House office responsible for overseeing implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy across the Federal government.
• AIDS.gov — Federal government's central source for information about HIV/AIDS policies, programs and resources.

In the News

• People with HIV and AIDS: Living and Working Longer — HR Magazine — June 2012
• Raising A-wear-ness — Employee Benefits News — December 1, 2011
• Institute on HIV/AIDS and Employment — July 28, 2012