EEOC wins sex discrimination suit for male nurse

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A federal court in Arkansas granted judgment in favor of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which brought a sex discrimination claim against Northwest Arkansas Hospitals on behalf of a male nurse who was barred from infant delivery rooms due to his gender. He is awarded $5,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages, and the court granted the EEOC’s motion for an injunction against the hospital’s successor-in-liability requiring all employees and physicians to complete sex discrimination training for “one hour per year for the next four years.”Read the judgment here and the order for injunctive relief here.Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads