TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Aug 2, 2023

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Nashville-based HCA Healthcare over claims the company broke the law by refusing to promote an employee because of his race, age and national origin. According to the Tennessean, the suit alleges that HCA denied a promotion to a 58-year-old Asian employee, who was hired in 2019 at the company's Osceola, Florida location, in favor of a 37-year-old white woman who did not meet the listed qualifications for the position. The Asian employee did, however, meet the qualifications, according to the EEOC. The lawsuit further claims that the Asian employee was subject to retaliation, including disciplinary write-ups and verbal berating, after he complained about being discriminated against, and he was later fired.