Judge: Complainant Failed To Establish Equitable Tolling To Save Late EEOC Charge

( January 10, 2024, 9:34 AM EST) -- PHOENIX — An Arizona federal court granted the motion of a behavioral health care center to dismiss a complaint by a former employee alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as well as contract and tort claims, ruling that the employee failed to plead facts supporting the equitable tolling of the 180-day limit to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission because of the COVID-19 pandemic....