Luedecke v. Tenet Healthcare Corp. – June 2015 (Summary)

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Luedecke v. Tenet Healthcare Corp., Civil Action No. 3:14-CV-1582-B (N.D. Tex. June 23, 2015)

A Texas anesthesiologist filed a discrimination lawsuit against several hospitals that employed him. While the physician claimed that he was able to act as an anesthesiologist during his regularly scheduled shifts, he claimed that his employer’s refused to grant his request to be removed from the emergency on-call list due to impairments in his neck, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physician further alleged that his employer refused to offer the accommodation and retaliated against him by increasing his on-call responsibilities. The District Court ruled that the physician’s amended complaint included sufficient additional facts including the specific daily tasks that were affected by his neck injuries, to allow the case to go forward.