The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, claiming the organization intentionally discriminated against a woman with fibromyalgia, according to a Denver Post report.
The suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, claims that Cecilia McMurray was offered a position as a staff assistant after three interviews, contingent upon her passing a pre-employment medical exam. The suit alleges that Ms. McMurray’s employment offer was withdrawn after the medical screening.
At the time of the news report’s publication, a hospital spokesperson was unable to comment on the suit because the hospital “had the opportunity to review the complaint,” according to the report.
Read the Denver Post report on Children’s Hospital Colorado and the EEOC suit.
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