Black Nurses Advance Bias Suit Over Patients’ Racial Preferences

Two medical service providers were denied a quick win in a proposed class lawsuit by two Black employees who say the companies honors patients’ requests for White nurses for in-home care.

The US District Court for the Middle District of Florida rejected the argument of Good Shepherd Hospice Inc. and parent Chapters Health System Inc. that the two women failed to claim they experienced an adverse employment action as a result of the alleged discriminatory practice. It’s enough that the women say the scheme caused them to be passed over for work assignments, impacting them financially, the court said.

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