New York SNF settles discrimination claim for $900K
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, April 26, 2007
A New York City nursing home will pay $900,000 to settle a claim that it willfully discriminated against 29 current and former employees, according to Newsday. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought suit against Flushing Manor Geriatric Center, Inc., in 2005, after hearing allegations that some managers and residents were allowed to address Jamaican and Haitian workers with racial slurs. When the workers complained, the lawsuit stated, they were punished. Flushing Manor's lawyer told Newsday the company denies the discrimination. It settled, he said, because further legal proceedings would create unnecessary expense, inconvenience, and disruption to the facility's operations.
The $900,000 figure includes back pay and compensatory damages, Newsday reported. The settlement also required Flushing Manor to hire new human resources representatives and enroll its employees in anti-discrimination training.
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