Kentucky Nurse Says She Was Suspended after Refusing to Treat Coronavirus Patients without a Mask
A nurse at a hospital in Kentucky said she was suspended for insubordination for refusing to treat COVID-19 patients when the hospital would not supply her with a protective respirator.
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EEOC Sues Nursing Home Operator for Disability Discrimination
Bloomington, Ind.-based senior living community operator Heart of CarDon, LLC violated federal law by refusing to accommodate a qualified employee with a disability, resulting in her losing her job, the…
Read More »EEOC Answers Questions about the Pandemic and Antidiscrimination Laws in Recorded Webinar
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted a webinar addressing questions arising under any of the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar answers questions…
Read More »Medstar Washington Hospital Center/Medstar Health to Pay $150,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
Washington Hospital Center Corporation, doing business as MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and MedStar Health, Inc. will pay $150,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a disability and retaliation discrimination…
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Olympia Senior Care Providers to Pay $450,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Olympia, Wash.-based Koelsch Senior Communities, as well as The Hampton at Salmon Creek, one of the memory care facilities operated by Koelsch, will pay $450,000 and adopt anti-discrimination policies and…
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EEOC Sues Covenant Healthcare for Wage Discrimination
Covenant HealthCare, a non-profit healthcare system based in Saginaw, Mich., is violating federal law by paying a female employee a lower wage than two male co-workers who hold the same…
Read More »Erickson Living Management Will Pay $151,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit
Erickson Living Management, LLC, a Catonsville, Md.-based company which builds and manages retirement communities in 11 states, will pay $151,000 in monetary relief and furnish significant equitable relief to resolve…
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US Department of Labor Obtains Judgment Requiring Adult Care Provider to Pay $400,000 in Back Wages, Damages and Penalties
The US Department of Labor has secured a $400,000 consent judgment for violations of the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by Heart II Heart…
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Kaiser Permanente Agrees to Settle Americans with Disabilities Act Claims and to Improve Access for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Patients
Southern California Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide a qualified sign…
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Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living to Pay $2 Million to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
Prestige Care, Inc., Prestige Senior Living, LLC, and their affiliates will pay $2 million and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment…
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