Case: Discrimination/Sex Discrimination (W.D. Ark.)

June 1, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC

An Arkansas federal district court denied summary judgment to Northwest Arkansas Hospitals, LLC on a sex discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act brought by a male surgical technician who was excluded from assisting with vaginal deliveries by two doctors, finding genuine issues of material fact existed regarding whether the hospital’s stated reasons for allowing the exclusion were pretextual given its own investigation cleared the employee.

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