Claims Trimmed, Class Unproven In EEOC’s Disability Bias Suit Against Hospital

Mealey's (October 18, 2022, 1:10 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may proceed only with a claim of interference brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against a Pennsylvania hospital after an employee out on medical leave was required to reapply for her position when she was cleared to return, but the job listing was then removed, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Oct. 17, granting in part a motion to dismiss and ruling that the EEOC failed to sufficiently identify a class of aggrieved persons it sought to represent....