He had the job. He had a start date. His doctors had cleared him to work. Then the hospital asked about a medical device in his chest - and everything stopped.
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on September 17, 2026, alleging that MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center and its parent company MedStar Health denied employment to a job applicant because of a disability, refused reasonable accommodations, and conducted an unlawful medical examination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The applicant has pulmonary hypertension, a condition that affects the circulatory, respiratory, and cardiovascular systems. Before applying for work, he had undergone a procedure to insert a PICC line - an intravenous catheter placed in his chest wall that delivers medication to treat his condition. His healthcare providers cleared him to work.
In late February 2024, according to the complaint, he applied for a registrar position at MedStar's hospital in Clinton, Maryland. The role is sedentary: front-desk reception, collecting information and payment from patients, verifying insurance eligibility, and receiving completed forms.
MedStar offered him the position in March 2024. He accepted. His start date was set for April 8.
Then came what the complaint describes as an "occupational health evaluation." The filing alleges MedStar required the applicant to complete a "pre-placement screening form," during which he disclosed his pulmonary hypertension and...
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