CVS, Aetna Face Doctor’s Age and Disability Bias Lawsuit (1)

A doctor alleges CVS Health Corp. and Aetna Inc. failed to address discrimination she faced from a supervisor and says she was fired for raising complaints about his conduct, according to a new lawsuit Tuesday.

Dr. Carol Palackdharry says Aetna violated both federal and state laws forbidding sex, disability, and age discrimination in the workplace, retaliation, and wrongful termination, according to her complaint. Palackdharry said that the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois should declare the healthcare companies violated various laws, enjoin them from further similar conduct, and pay her lost, past, future wages and benefits and ...