The HRTech Wire

Home health company settles EEOC allegations it abided by clients’ race-based preferences

Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice agreed to pay $41,137 to settle an EEOC lawsuit alleging it assigned home visits based on clients' race preferences, denying a Black certified nursing assistant assignments given to White co-workers. Under a five-year consent decree, the company is barred from race-based assignments and retaliation, must submit annual reports on CNA assignment locations, and must train all employees, including the owner, on race discrimination. The EEOC says the CNA was fired after repeated complaints.