EEOC Sues Rex Healthcare, Inc. for Religious Discrimination
Rex Healthcare, Inc., a private, non-profit healthcare provider located in Raleigh, North Carolina, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs…
Medical Center to Pay $60K in EEOC Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Suit
Shelby Baptist Medical Center and its operating companies will pay $60,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle claims of disability discrimination and retaliation in…
EEOC Highlights Potential Discrimination Issues with Wearable Technologies
A new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use of Wearables and Other Monitoring Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” released by the…
BayMark Health Services to Pay $55,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Charge
MedMark Treatment Centers, a subsidiary of BayMark Health Services which provides treatment for opioid addiction and substance use disorders, agreed to provide $55,000 to a…
EEOC Releases PWFA Information for Healthcare Providers
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new information for healthcare providers to help their patients obtain pregnancy and childbirth-related accommodations in the workplace…
Philly Home Care Agency to Pay $414K in Wages, Damages to 62 Workers
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment against a home healthcare agency and its owner, Teajan Kamara, who had deliberately failed to…
Justice Department Resolves Citizenship Discrimination Claims with Healthcare Provider
The Justice Department announced that it secured an agreement with Pennsylvania-based HCSG East LLC and its parent company, Healthcare Services Group Inc. (HCSG), a nationwide…
DOL Orders 2 Staffing Companies to Pay $2.4M in Back Wages to 341 Employees
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order in federal court that recovers a total of more than $2.4 million in…
Employee Background Check, Training Issues Found During OIG Inspection
A recent inspection by the OIG found that a North Texas nursing facility did not consistently comply with requirements for newly hired staff members. Midtowne…
PA Home Healthcare Agency to Pay $810K to 196 Workers for Wage Violations
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a Wyncote home healthcare agency and its owner, Dominique Conner, to pay 196 direct…