Here are five insights:
1. Interim placed the ad in October in the local Pennysaver publication, sparking protest from local residents who chanted, “Down to racism” and “No justice, no peace!”
2. Following the public outrage, Interim fired its two human resource managers.
3. The investigation into the advertisement found it resulted from a patient asking for a nurse who was not Haitian.
4. The overall settlement covers the costs of the discrimination investigation.
5. Interim will pay a fine and will also:
• Implement a policy that prohibits discriminatory conduct in processing patients’ requests for caregivers, hiring and advertising for employment. The vice president of human resources will oversee the policy’s development.
• Have employees partake in an anti-discrimination training program
• Investigate complaints regarding discriminatory treatment on the basis of race, national origin or gender. The healthcare staffing agency will provide the attorney general with reports detailing all such complaints.
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