Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170209:02:10:00
Ruling that for the first time permits employers to fire aids victims in many cases. with we begin with nbc law correspondent carl stern. >> the justice department says federal law does not prohibit the firing of potentially millions of workers who may be carrying the aids virus. the opinion was reached by assistant attorney general charles cooper who said carriers who might spread the disease are not handicapped workers who the law protects. >> there is a distinct between a handicap and the ability to communicate a disease. >> reporter: six months ago, the public health service concluded aids...