Filed Date: Sept. 7, 2004
Closed Date: 2007
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In September 2004 the New York district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. In its complaint, the EEOC alleged on behalf of two charging parties that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Specifically, the Commission alleged that the defendant failed to provide the employees with reasonable accommodations and maintained a policy prohibiting disabled employees from returning to work.
The case was resolved by the entry of a consent decree in September 2004. In the three-year consent decree, the defendant was required to provide the disabled employees with reasonable accommodation, if necessary, and to comply fully with the ADA. The two charging parties were awarded $55,000.00, and the defendant was required to provide EEO training to its employees.
The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Kevin Wilemon (11/1/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/23/2018)
Last updated March 23, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
State / Territory: New York
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 7, 2004
Closing Date: 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 55000
Order Duration: 2004 - 2007
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: