No sign language interpreter for two years? Deaf former resident can sue nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 30, 2018
A federal judge ruled last week that a former nursing home patient who is deaf can pursue a discrimination case against the facility where she lived for more than two years because staff refused to provide...
Feds sue nursing home, alleging religious discrimination in forced flu shot
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2018
The Justice Department is suing a Wisconsin nursing home, alleging that it discriminated against an employee by forcing her to get a flu shot.
EEOC sues nursing home that fired worker with anxiety
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2018
A Tennessee nursing home fired a laundry technician rather than accommodate her request for time off to cope with an anxiety disorder, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges in a new...
Nursing home providers hit with disability, racial discrimination lawsuits from EEOC
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Oct 03, 2017
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Maryland skilled nursing facility, arguing that it failed to promote an employee based on her race and age.
Provider sued over alleged harassment, discrimination of black employees
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Sep 22, 2017
An Indiana skilled nursing and senior living provider is facing allegations that it subjected black employees to slurs and racial discrimination, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the Equal Employment...
Failing to manage harassment of workers can lead to litigation
By
Lisa M. Kathumbi
May 04, 2015
State and federal lawmakers have recognized a patient’s “right to choose.” However, state and federal law also prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon race, sex, age, disability,...
Religious freedom: Not just an issue for Hobby Lobby
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2014
It’s tough for nursing homes to attract good certified nursing assistants or aides. It’s even harder when rumors abound about the mistreatment of those on the lower end of the power and pay...
Conversations nursing home management should not have via emails
By
Howard Kurman
Jun 09, 2014
There have been countless nursing home managers, supervisors, and even HR executives, who have committed impolitic comments about employees in email messages. Those comments often become evidence in cases...
LGBT elders worry about discrimination in long-term care facilities
Apr 06, 2011
A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender older adults believe that staff at long-term care facilities would discriminate against them, according to a new report.