June 26, 2023
A former nurse and an elder care company on Monday formally closed her Colorado federal disability bias suit, which alleged that she was discriminated against when the business failed to accommodate her alcoholism by placing her in a nonnursing role when she relapsed in her sobriety.
February 16, 2023
A Colorado federal jury sided with an ex-nurse on her claims that her former employer violated disability bias laws by failing to accommodate her alcoholism, but declined to side with her on her retaliation claims.
January 12, 2023
A Colorado federal judge declined to throw out a former nurse's suit claiming her ex-employer violated disability bias laws by firing her for requesting time off to treat her alcoholism, ruling that there are factual disputes that need to be resolved by a jury.
February 08, 2022
A former employee of a nursing home chain urged a Colorado federal judge Tuesday to preserve litigation alleging she was wrongly fired after requesting leave due to her alcoholism, depression and anxiety, saying she can show the company's actions violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.