Black Director Defeats Hospice Bid to Dismiss Race Bias Suit

A Maryland-based end-of-life hospice care provider must face all claims one of its former directors filed in his race discrimination and reprisal suit.

Alvin Harmon properly pleaded race bias, retaliation, and hostile work environment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act, the US District Court for the District of Maryland said in a Wednesday opinion rejecting Coastal Hospice Inc.'s dismissal motion.

Harmon—who claimed to be the only Black employee in senior leadership—sued the hospice provider based on several instances of harassment ...