February 24, 2014
A Miami hospital system will pay $215,000 to settle a disability discrimination suit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of a doctor who asked for an accommodation because of her epilepsy, the agency said Friday.
April 23, 2013
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission launched a suit Monday claiming a Florida-based hospital operator made an epileptic doctor work long hours that aggravated her condition, only to later fire her after she asked to work less, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.