The Laurels of Athens, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Athens, Ohio, owned and operated by Laurel Heath Care Firm, Athens LTC, Inc., Ciena Healthcare Administration, Inc., and Ciena Group, LLC, pays $150,000 and supply different aid to settle an age and intercourse discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Alternative Fee (EEOC), the federal company introduced.
In keeping with the lawsuit, a bodily remedy assistant was fired in 2020 after he tried to return from authorized medical depart. On the time, the worker was 59 years previous and some months away from his sixtieth birthday. The Laurels of Athens fired him and claimed there was no work out there although it provided work to different youthful, feminine bodily remedy assistants. The corporate additionally refused to rehire the worker after he filed a cost of discrimination.
The 2-year decree settling the go well with requires the Laurels of Athens and others to pay $150,000 in again pay and compensatory damages, and to offer periodic reporting, monitoring, and stay coaching for administration, human sources, and non-supervisory workers to make sure compliance with the ADEA and Title VII.
Supply: EEOC
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