EEOC, Atlanta-Based Healthcare System End Disability Bias Suit

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Inc. will pay a worker $50,000 and revise its influenza vaccination policy to end a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Najah Abdel-Hakim was offered a position at Children’s Healthcare and requested an accommodation to the company’s requirement that all employees receive the flu vaccine. Abdel-Hakim, who has a severe egg allergy, provided medical documentation supporting her request and information on an option for an egg-free vaccine. But, the company notified Abdel-Hakim that the position was filled by an internal candidate who had “‘no issue’” receiving the flu vaccine, according to ...