A Delaware hospital will have to pay damages to a longtime nurse who wasn’t allowed to go back to work wearing a back brace after surgery.
The News Journal reports former neonatal intensive care unit nurse Suzanne Wilgus won nearly $300,000 from Bayhealth Medical Center earlier this month.
According to court documents, Wilgus needed surgery for a serious medical condition and was told to wear a back brace for lumbar support when returning from medical leave. Bayhealth asserted she violated policy restricting the use of assistive devices outside American with Disabilities Act accommodations, but she said she didn’t have any physical limitations precluding her from working.
She was fired four days after she was to return to work.
Bayhealth attorney Sam Moultrie wouldn’t comment. It’s unclear whether Bayhealth will appeal.
Information from: The News Journal of Wilmington, Del.
Topics Lawsuits
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Three Sentenced in Bear-Suit Attacks Insurance Fraud Case 
Mustard Maker Caught Pumping Pollutants Into River for Years and Lying About It 
Viewpoint: Japan’s $550B Bet on America鈥擶hat it Means for the US Insurance Market 
Albertsons Reaches $774 Million Opioid Accord, Records Loss 
