Yarbough v. Kaiser Permanente Georgia Region

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-04484

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Employment

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William M. Ray, II

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Companies

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  1. July 22, 2021

    Kaiser Knocks Class Claims Out Of Worker's ADA Suit

    A Georgia federal judge nixed the class claims from a former Kaiser Permanente employee's suit over a worker "competency test," backing a magistrate judge's finding that her pre-suit U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge was too narrow to support a class action.

  2. June 30, 2021

    Ex-Kaiser Worker's ADA Class Claims Should Go, Judge Says

    An Atlanta federal magistrate judge recommended cutting the proposed class claims from a former Kaiser Permanente employee's disability bias suit, faulting her for failing to alert the EEOC that she wanted to pursue allegations on a group basis before filing suit.

  3. March 03, 2021

    Kaiser Says Worker Claims Too Unique For ADA Class Action

    Kaiser Permanente told a Georgia federal judge Tuesday that proposed class allegations that the company refused to delay a job skills test to accommodate a mental illness should be dismissed because the plaintiff failed to allege any harm to workers other than herself.

  4. November 04, 2020

    Kaiser Permanente Hit With ADA Suit Over Competency Tests

    A former Kaiser Permanente employee has hit the health care company with a proposed class action over a competency test she was allegedly forced to take to keep her job, telling a Georgia federal court that the company refused to accommodate her disability and fired her after she failed.