Michigan Health Care Provider Sued for Race Discrimination

Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice LLC, an in-home health care provider of bathing assistance to clients in central Michigan, violated federal law when it did not assign home visits in Grand Blanc, Michigan to a black certified nurse assistant (CNA) because of her race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit.

According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Mid-Michigan hired a black female as a CNA in April 2023. During the CNA’s employment, Mid-Michigan avoided sending her to patients in Grand Blanc, telling her those residents were “old-time” and “did not care for black people.”

The CNA was sent to Grand Blanc five times in two months while three white employees were sent there more than 135 times. The CNA was eventually fired within 48 hours of complaining about three Grand Blanc assignments being taken from her schedule and given to a white employee.

This alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits racial discrimination and retaliation. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Mid-Michigan Home Health & Hospice LLC, Case No. 2:26-cv-10632) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process.

Source: EEOC