Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Telecare Mental Health Services of Washington Inc

  1. March 18, 2024

    Jury Sides With Mental Health Co. In EEOC Disability Bias Suit

    A Washington federal jury sided against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its suit alleging a mental health facility rescinded a nurse's job offer over a permanent leg injury, finding that it would have been too burdensome for the company to accommodate him.

  2. September 12, 2023

    Trial Teed Up In EEOC Bias Case Over Disabled Nurse

    A Seattle federal judge concluded Tuesday that a jury must make the final call in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging a Washington mental health facility illegally yanked a nurse's job offer because of a leg impairment.

  3. August 21, 2023

    EEOC Earns Rethink And Rebuke In Disability Bias Case

    A Seattle federal judge found Monday that buried evidence in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disability bias battle merits reopening the closed case, but called it "egregious" that the federal agency didn't surface the relevant facts earlier.

  4. June 27, 2023

    EEOC Says Court Relied On Subjective Info In ADA Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Washington federal judge to rethink her decision granting a win to an emergency mental health care provider in a disability bias suit, saying the judge relied on subjective job qualifications that should have gone before a jury.

  5. June 12, 2023

    Applicant's Callous Comments Sink EEOC Disability Bias Suit

    A Seattle federal judge tossed a U.S. EEOC lawsuit Monday accusing an emergency mental health care provider of yanking a job offer after learning of an applicant's leg impairment, finding callous comments by the applicant showed he wasn't qualified for a nursing gig.