The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Vermont nursing home over allegations that it allowed patients to racially abuse Black staff members.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Burlington says the long-term care facility Elderwood at Burlington violated federal law by allowing Black nurses and nurse assistants to be subjected to what the suit describes as ongoing and egregious racial harassment.
The suit says that starting in 2020, certain white residents of Elderwood repeatedly directed offensive racial slurs and physically assaulted Elderwood’s Black nurses and nurse assistants.
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"This harassment was especially grotesque, and should have been addressed quickly but was allowed to continue," Timothy Riera, acting director of the EEOC's New York District Office, said in a news release. "An employer cannot ignore egregious racial harassment simply because the harassers are long-term care facility residents."
In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, Elderwood spokesperson Chuck Hayes said the company was aware of the EEOC suit but could not comment on ongoing legal matters.
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Clown World is in full bloom today. Maybe I should gear-up and head to the grocery store for another batch of blue Gatorade and Stoli.
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You should've seen my younger sister's funeral service. It looked like a MLK rally. Me, my older sister, and the two gals [ex gf and my neighbor's wife] were the only white folks there.
Marla [ex-gf] drug me out of bed, Angie, ND neighbor's wife flanked me in the front row.
My sister's body was so wizened up that my ex-wife had to lead me to a side room to see her body. Teri about fainted when I grabbed Carol's hand, but she was used to it. Long story.
I'll never forget Angie's black fingernail polish. She loved Carol. Angie and Marla managed to drag me out of the joint.
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