Mazzorana v. Emergency Physicians Med. Grp., Inc. (Summary)

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION Mazzorana v. Emergency Physicians Med. Grp., Inc., No. 2:12-CV-1837 JCM (PAL) (D. Nev. Aug. 6, 2013) The United States District Court for the District of Nevada ruled to dismiss in favor of a medical group, finding that a  physician’s gender and age discrimination claims were time-barred because the physician did not identify a single allegedly unlawful practice that happened within 300 days of her filing a charge with the EEOC, as required by statute.  The court also dismissed the physician’s Equal Pay Act claim, finding that the physician had not set forth any allegations regarding a “substantially equal” position held by a male. Further, the court dismissed the physician’s retaliation claim, finding that the claim was based on conduct that occurred after filing the charge.  The court found that the conduct mentioned in the retaliation claim is conduct that could not have been alleged in the EEOC charge, as it occurred as a result of the physician filing the charge with the EEOC.