Case $8\mathrm{.}1$: AIDS in the Workplace

$1.$ What are the moral issues in this case? What ideals, obligations, and consequences must Carla Lombard consider? What rights, if any, are at stake? Will it make a difference whether Carla adopts a Kantian approach or a utilitarian approach to this situation?

$2.$ Would it be wrong of Carla to ask Tom Walters about his health? Why or why not? Defend your answer by appeal to moral principle.

$3.$ Suppose Tom had AIDS. What should Carla do$?$ Is an employee$$s HIV status a job$-$related issue? In particular, is it a factor Carla should consider in deciding whether to promote Tom? What part, if any, should the attitudes of Tom$$s coworkers play in Carla$$s decision?

$4.$ How should companies address the problem of public fear and prejudice when employees with AIDS have direct contact with customers?

$5.$ Should companies develop programs or policies that deal specifically with AIDS? If so$,$ what characteristics should they have? Or should they deal with the problem only on a case$-$by$-$case basis? Should large corporations develop AIDS$-$awareness programs? Or should AIDS be treated no differently than any other disease?

$6.$ Does Tom have a moral obligation to disclose his medical condition to Carla$$and$,$ if so$,$ at what point? Suppose a job applicant has a chronic, potentially debilitating medical condition. Should he or she reveal that fact before being hired? Would it be wrong not to mention the disease if the interviewer inquires about the applicant$$s health?