Insurer Can't Avoid Ex-Worker's Race Bias, Retaliation Suit

By Patrick Hoff · July 23, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT

A Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate must face a Black worker's lawsuit alleging the company abruptly fired her for ignoring an executive's instructions, a New York federal judge ruled, concluding that a jury...

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Case Information

Case Title

Rodriguez v. Excellus Health Plan, Inc.

Case Number

5:22-cv-01050

Court

New York Northern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

October 07, 2022