Hayes v. Advocate Health Care Network

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DENISE HAYES, Plaintiff, No. 19-cv-06071 v. Judge John F. Kness ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Defendant Advocate Health Care Network fired Plaintiff Denise Hayes, a sleep-study technician, after she incorrectly administered a sleep study and falsified a patient’s medical chart. Plaintiff, who was 58 years old at the time she was fired, alleges that Defendant’s stated reasons for terminating Plaintiff’s employment were but a pretext for unlawful age discrimination.…