Disability Discrimination & Retaliation Suit Filed

ERICKSON LIVING MANAGEMENT SUED FOR RETALIATION

Retirement Community Company Fired Director Who Opposed Disability Discrimination, Federal Agency Charges

Erickson Living Management, LLC, a Catonsville, Md.-based company which builds and manages retirement communities in 11 states, violated federal law when it fired a director because she opposed perceived disability-based discrimination against her subordinate.

According to the suit, Erickson Living’s director of health services, talent development and global programs complained to a human resources representative that the company had mistreated a subordinate employee because of manifestations of the employee’s disabilities. The director also expressed concerns that she would be retaliated against for reporting what she believed was a discriminatory abuse of the company’s performance management system. Shortly after making her report related to disability discrimination, Erickson Living terminated the director and her subordinate employee as part of a purported company restructuring. It was charged that the alleged restructuring was a mere pretext for a retaliatory motive based on disability discrimination and retaliation.

Such alleged conduct violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits emp­loyers from retaliating against employees for opposing workplace discrimination or because they filed a charge with the EEOC.

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