Legal Opinion
Grace Ptasznik v. St. Joseph Hospital and Resurrection Health Care
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 21, 2006No. 05-2687PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
In this employment discrimination lawsuit, Grace Ptasznik, who is a Polish immigrant, was terminated from her job as a sleep technician at St. Joseph Hospital for allegedly failing to follow protocol while attending to a patient. Ptasznik sued St. Joseph and Resurrection Health Care, a network of healthcare providers that includes the hospital, claiming she was subjected to age discrimination, national origin discrimination, and a hostile work environment. Ptasznik sought federal relief pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §…
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