A health-care worker reached a settlement in her wrongful termination lawsuit against an Illinois hospital that she alleged violated OSHA’s general mandate for safe work environments by firing her for missing work due to Covid-19 symptoms.
Maria Cupi’s filed her lawsuit against Carle BroMenn Medical Center in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in October 2021
- According to Cupi, she was directed to stay home by the hospital’s Covid-19 hotline after she developed a fever
- Per the hotline’s recommendation, Cupi stayed home but was terminated upon returning to work, with her absence cited as a reason ...
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