Johns Hopkins Home Care Group Inc. has been sued by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.
The EEOC said Thursday its suit charges the Baltimore-based home health care provider violated the Americans With Disabilities Act when it fired an employee because of her disability – she was being treated for breast cancer – and because she challenged the company’s failure to accommodate her.
The EEOC said Ray Ellen Fisher, a registered nurse, was terminated in retaliation for her having filed a discrimination charge with the federal anti-discrimination agency. The company is owned and operated by the Johns Hopkins Health System and Johns Hopkins University, the EEOC said.