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  Discrimination
 
   HIV & Your Civil Rights (Separate Website)
If you have tested positive for HIV, or if you have AIDS, you have legal rights to protect you from discrimination.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
  
   
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  Keeping Health Insurance
 
   Changing Jobs? Know about HIPAA (Separate Website)
HIPAA can give you important health coverage protection if you are changing jobs. Learn how you are protected, especially if you are already being treated for a health condition.
By: National Health Law Program - HealthCareCoach.com
  
   
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  More Information
 
   Know your rights as a disabled prisoners (Separate Website)
This fact sheet explains the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to prisoners.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
  
   
   Know your rights to medical care in prison (Separate Website)
Prison officials are obligated under the Eighth Amendment to provide prisoners with adequate medical and mental health care. This fact sheet highlights the case law that protects your medical rights while you are incarcerated.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
  
   
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   FAQ Regarding the Loss or Potential Loss of Health Insurance (Separate Website)
Oversees the Hawaii insurance industry; issues licenses, examines the fiscal condition of Hawaii-based companies, reviews rate and policy filings, investigates insurance related complaints.
By: Hawaii State Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs: Division of Insurance
  
   
   HIV & Your Civil Rights (Separate Website)
If you have tested positive for HIV, or if you have AIDS, you have legal rights to protect you from discrimination.
By: American Civil Liberties Union
  
   
   Preganacy Discrimination in the Workplace This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Under state law, * it is illegal to refuse to hire an applicant because she is pregnant, or to fire or penalize an employee in the terms, conditions, or privileges of her job because she is pregnant.
By: Hawaii Civil Rights Commission
  
   
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