Filed Date: Dec. 9, 2013
Closed Date: 2014
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On December 9, 2013, the EEOC filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Washington, D.C. on behalf of a disabled medical assistant against her employer, a hospital, alleging that the hospital violated the Americans With Disabilities Act and Title I of the Civil Rights Act by discriminating against the employee due to her disability. The EEOC requested compensatory and punitive damages, injunctive relief, and costs for the action. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the hospital denied the employee use of her cane and then fired her when she informed them that she needed to use a cane while working.
The defendant filed an answer to the complaint on February 14, 2014, and discovery was scheduled to be completed by October 2014. On August 12, 2014, the EEOC filed a stipulation of dismissal because the medical assistant, who the EEOC had filed the lawsuit on behalf of, had unexpectedly passed away on June 9, 2014, due to an automobile accident. The case is now closed.
Summary Authors
Chris MacColl (2/23/2014)
Lisa Limb (3/21/2019)
Huvelle, Ellen Segal (District of Columbia)
Barnes, Lynette (North Carolina)
Garber, Amy E. (Virginia)
Lee, James L. (District of Columbia)
Gunderson, Eric W. (Maryland)
Huvelle, Ellen Segal (District of Columbia)
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State / Territory: District of Columbia
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 9, 2013
Closing Date: 2014
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
EEOC on behalf of a hospital worker suffering from impairment of her spine who alleges reasonable accommodations were not made.
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Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Providence Hospital, Private Entity/Person
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Issues
Disability and Disability Rights:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: