A nurse at risk of COVID complications alleges Legacy slow-walked her accommodation request and that she was fired after taking time off from surgery
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A disabled nurse alleges in a lawsuit that Legacy Health assigned her to a heart failure hotline after she was diagnosed with heart failure and later forced her out of her job by misapplying its leave policy.
The lawsuit was filed March 27 in U.S. District Court in Portland on behalf of Amanda Zabloudil, a registered nurse who began working for Legacy in 1997. Zabloudil suffered from a serious medical condition that put her at high risk for COVID-19 exposure, according to the lawsuit.
“Plaintiff’s disability was a motivating factor in Defendant’s adverse employment action because Defendants knowingly and intentionally delayed Plaintiff’s placement in an accommodating position to cause her termination,” reads the lawsuit.
Zabloudil is represented by Jameson Gideon, Randy Harvey and Patrick Conroy of Sherwood-based law firm Employment Law Professionals NW. The lawsuit is seeking $1.8 million in damages from Legacy, which operates six hospitals.
Legacy spokesperson Kristin Whitney told The Lund Report in an email that the health system cannot comment on pending litigation. The Lund Report...
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