An EEOC lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment and failure to approve medical leave for a nurse at an Illinois facility will move forward to trial, an Illinois federal judge said.
US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois Judge David Dugan on Wednesday denied Helia Healthcare of Salem, LLC’s motion for summary judgement in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s discrimination case that included allegations of a supervisor slapping a nurse’s buttocks and attempting to kiss her.
The trial will consider both claims of discrimination due to harassment and retaliation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as ...
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