A Washington County judge dismissed a Cootie Brown’s Inc. lawsuit against two women who last year accused the restaurant on social media of not adhering to recommended COVID-19 precautions during
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A medical marijuana card holder is suing a northwest Arkansas hospital system for withdrawing a job offer after he tested positive for pot, and he says he’s not alone.
Balance “Lance” Reed of Washington County is seeking class-action status against Northwest Arkansas Hospitals LLC of Springdale, which operates several hospitals including Willow Creek Women’s Hospital and Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville.
Reed said in his lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Washington County Circuit Court, that he believes there are at least 35 and as many as 100 people who were denied a job by Northwest Arkansas Hospitals because of their medical marijuana patient status.
Gurske s comments came after Raven complained to him about feeling discriminated against based on her gender.
When Gurske asked for examples, Raven reached over to her desk and pulled out her nameplate. A male fire chief had replaced her name with a nickname that meant she was crazy, the complaint reads.
The complaint also alleges that Gurske changed a male recruit s failing grade on a written exam to a passing one but terminated a female recruit from the same class for one small error in her practical exam. When Raven challenged Gurske over changing the male recruit s grade, the complaint states, she was disciplined. Gurske allegedly brought up that disciplinary action when Raven interviewed for the division chief position last November.