Retaliation Claim Survives Re-entry
A nurse practitioner’s employment discrimination claims against the V.A. were dismissed but her retaliation claims were not. The Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a reasonable jury could find retaliatory intent where a supervisor disclosed plaintiff’s prior EEO activity during the hiring process for another position and where the employer’s explanations for her non‑selection were inconsistent. Oghide v. Collins
Employee Counterclaims Launched into Orbit
In a breach of contract suit brought by an OB/GYN practice against its former physician employee, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed the employee’s discrimination and fraud counterclaims but declined to dismiss her other counterclaims related to delays in her employment start date and obligations surrounding tail insurance. Women’s Care Florida, LLC v. Caminiti
Hospital Property Tax Exemption Lost in [Office] Space
The Arkansas Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of property tax exemptions for portions of hospital-owned property used by a related physician clinic. Baptist Memorial Hospital–Jonesboro, Inc. v. Towell