A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer's lawsuit argues Nashville's policy "in effect" categorically bars anyone living with HIV from serving in the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
Mandatory Credit:	Josie Norris/The Tennessean/USA Today Network

A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer's lawsuit argues Nashville's policy "in effect" categorically bars anyone living with HIV from serving in the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
Mandatory Credit: Josie Norris/The Tennessean/USA Today Network

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Tennessee police officer files federal lawsuit claiming he was denied job over HIV diagnosis

A Tennessee police officer has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, claiming “unlawful denial of employment” because of his HIV status, according to the complaint filed Friday in federal court.