Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Providence Hospital

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Case Name	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Providence Hospital	EE-DC-0076
Docket / Court	1:13-CV-01958 ( D.D.C. )
State/Territory	District of Columbia
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	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 ... read more > 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 a discovery scheduling conference has been arranged for March 12th. Chris MacColl - 02/23/2014 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Defendant-type

Hospital/Health Department

Disability

Mobility impairment

Discrimination-area

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Providence Hospital
Plaintiff Description	EEOC on behalf of a hospital worker suffering from impairment of her spine who alleges reasonable accommodations were not made.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Order Duration	2013 - n/a
Case Ongoing	Yes

Additional Resources


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	Smith Barney Gender Discrimination https://www.lieffcabraser.com/employment/smith-barney/ Date: August 2008 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Faculty) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach Date: Apr. 1, 2001 By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School Faculty) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:13−cv−01958 (D.D.C.)
EE-DC-0076-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/12/2014
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1]

EE-DC-0076-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/09/2013
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Huvelle, Ellen Segal (D.D.C.) EE-DC-0076-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Barnes, Lynette (North Carolina) EE-DC-0076-0001
	Garber, Amy E. (Virginia) EE-DC-0076-0001 \| EE-DC-0076-9000
	Lee, James L. (District of Columbia) EE-DC-0076-0001
	Lopez, P. David (District of Columbia) EE-DC-0076-0001
	Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia) EE-DC-0076-0001