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National Chain Pays $160K To Settle ADA Lawsuit

Published on Tue Sep 27, 2011

Maxim Healthcare Services is getting more bad press, this time due to a labor law lawsuit settlement. The Columbia, Md.-based national home care chain will pay $160,000 and send a letter of condolence to the survivors of former Maxim nurse Anne Whitledge. Before the St. Paul, Minn. nurse died of brain cancer last year, she filed a lawsuit via the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saying that Maxim firing her in 2009 violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to press reports. The case has been watched carefully by labor law experts, since it may have a big impact on how employers treat their employees who have cancer and other illnesses. The case makes clear that employees with such illnesses will receive ADA protections. "This decision demonstrates the [government's] commitment to aggressive enforcement of the ADA," Doug Christensen, attorney with Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis, told the St. Paul Star Tribune. [...]
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