A Lancaster County nursing estate will certainly pay $132,500 to settle accusations that it discriminated versus a pregnant employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Chance Commission announced this week.
The repayment from Landis Homes Retirement Neighborhood in Manheim Township and its moms and dad company, Landis Communities, does not constitute an admission of guilt however will certainly provide former worker Amy Potts $65,000 in shed wages and rewards and $67,500 in damages.
EEOC attorney Debra Lawrence said in an email that the settlement is an crucial one that, “along with the substantial economic relief, protects various other applicants and staff members along with disabilities and pregnant ladies from discrimination and the unlawful denial of accommodations.”
Landis Homes previously told LNP that it denied the allegations of discrimination.
Allen Heinly, vice president of human sources for Landis Communities, said in an email Thursday that the company “opted to pursue settlement very compared to assert its numerous defenses via the litigation process” and “is delighted that this instance from 2010 has actually been amicably resolved.”
According to the suit, Potts owned worked at Landis Homes for eight years and was a nursing supervisor at the moment of her termination.
She was not offered for comment Thursday, however the EEOC said the nursing estate the 2 failed to satisfy and terminated her due to her pregnancy, after that in retaliation later refused to rehire due to her pregnancy and disability.
According to the EEOC, Potts was pregnant and owned merely undergone a surgical procedure in April 2010 as soon as she requested that she be allowed to raise no much more compared to 25 pounds.
The lawsuit says she was placed regard unpaid, indefinite leave that day then told to re-use after she gave birth and was able to return to job free of restrictions.
Potts did reapply in March 2011, the lawsuit says, and was subsequently educated that she owned been terminated efficient the end of that month and would certainly not be considered for the placements due to the fact that they owned not been educated that her lifting restriction owned ended.
In addition to the economic settlement, Landis Areas agreed agreed to offer training regard prohibitions versus discrimination, report to the EEOC regard exactly how it handles any sort of future discrimination or retaliation complains, and provide every one of staff members copies of its anti-discrimination policies.
