The National Advocates
Contact Us    888-491-3885 
 Facebook Google+ Twitter LinkedIn
  • Home
  • Membership
    • Top 100 Membership Directory
    • Top 40 Membership Directory
    • Practice Areas by Specialty
    • Top 100 Officers/EC
    • Top 40 Officers/EC
    • Eligibility
    • Benefits
    • Member Portal
  • Legal Education
  • Networking
  • News
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Meet Our Team
    • Mission & Goal
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us

Doctors File Lawsuit Claiming Age Discrimination

Posted on June 26, 2020 by curata

Irwin Nash was 73 years old when he filed a complaint with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Yale New Haven Hospital, the primary teaching hospital affiliated with Yale School of Medicine. At the time of the 2018 filing, Nash had worked as a pathologist at the hospital or served on the medical school faculty for 42 continuous years. The EEOC, earlier this year, charged the health system with violating the law by requiring employees to complete cognitive and eye exams to maintain hospital privileges after age 70. Nash had passed the examinations, but the lawsuit alleges that the screening requirements subjected him and others “to the stigma of being singled out because of their age.”

Nearly 150,000 US physicians age 65 or older are in active practice, accounting for 15% of the physician workforce, according to the American Medical Association. Yale is one of a number of hospitals and health systems that have implemented policies requiring physicians when they reach a certain age—typically 70, sometimes older—to undergo specialized screenings in order to continue medical practice. Aging is associated with declines in cognitive performance and other functions, and proponents of age-based screening programs say that the evaluations are needed to protect patient safety. But the policies are controversial. In addition to the EEOC complaint, at least one state legislature has voted to restrict age-based screenings of physicians. Meanwhile, some physicians argue that a test score may not adequately reflect one’s fitness to practice medicine.

Read the source article at qz.com
Posted in Blog

Comments are closed.

Membership Directories

Click the map to access the directory

Click the map to access the directory

 

Legal News

Families Sue a Georgia Chicken Processing Plant After a Nitrogen Leak Left 6 People Dead

Families Sue a Georgia Chicken Processing Plant After a Nitrogen Leak Left 6 People Dead

Victor Vellez had celebrated his 15th wedding anniversary with his wife, Verónica, in mid-January. They always looked [Read More...]
The Mother of Ahmaud Arbery Files a Multi-Million Dollar Civil Lawsuit on the Anniversary of His Death

The Mother of Ahmaud Arbery Files a Multi-Million Dollar Civil Lawsuit on the Anniversary of His Death

The mother of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was chased and gunned down by a group of white men in Glynn County[Read More...]
Bankruptcy Judge Declines Request to Stop Harvey Weinstein's Settlement Plan

Bankruptcy Judge Declines Request to Stop Harvey Weinstein's Settlement Plan

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Delaware judge has rejected a request by four women who have accused disgraced film mogul&nbs[Read More...]
A San Francisco Small Businessman is Suing Facebook for Inflating Ad Metrics

A San Francisco Small Businessman is Suing Facebook for Inflating Ad Metrics

A Facebook employee warned the company was misleading advertisers by inflating their potential online audience with 'wrong da[Read More...]
NAACP is Suing Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani Over the Capitol Riot

NAACP is Suing Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani Over the Capitol Riot

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and the NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday against former President Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani,[Read More...]
Read More Legal News »

Follow Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Google+Follow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedIn
 
Contact Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy