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Yale New Haven
Hospital sued
over exam policy
for employees
70+ years
By Alia Paavola
T
he U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission is suing Yale New Haven
(Conn.) Hospital, alleging its policy
mandating eye and neuropsychological exams
for employees age 70 or older who seek medi-
cal privileges violates two federal antidiscrimi-
nation laws.
Yale New Haven implemented its late career
practitioner policy about four years ago. e
policy requires employees 70 and older who
apply for or seek to renew staff privileges to
take both medical exams. Employees under
age of 70 are not required to take the exam.
In the lawsuit, filed Feb. 11, EEOC claims
that the individuals required to be tested are
singled out solely because of their age, instead
of a suspicion that their cognitive abilities may
have declined.
As a result, Yale New Haven's policy violates
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
the lawsuit says.
"While Yale New Haven Hospital may claim
its policy is well-intentioned, it violates
antidiscrimination laws," said Jeffrey
Burstein, a regional attorney for the EEOC's
New York District office. "There are many
other nondiscriminatory methods already in
place to ensure the competence of all of its
physicians and other healthcare providers,
regardless of age."
In addition, the EEOC charges that the policy
also violates the Americans with Disabilities
Act because it subjects employees to medical
examinations that are not job-related.
"Yale New Haven Hospital's late career
practitioner policy is designed to protect our
patients from potential harm while including
safeguards to ensure that our physicians are
treated fairly," a Yale New Haven spokesper-
son told Becker's. "e policy is modeled on
similar standards in other industries and we
are confident that no discrimination has oc-
curred and will vigorously defend ourselves in
this matter."
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