A doctor who owned her own practice, billed her patients directly, and filed taxes as a self-employed physician was not an employee of the hospital she had privileges at, and therefore was not entitled to sue the hospital for discrimination
Independent Medical Staff Denied Title VII Protection
It has not been unusual for employed physicians to seek the protection provided to independent medical staff members through the due process procedures provided by medical staff by-laws. The case of Levitin and Chicago Surgical Clinic v. Northeast Community Hospital…
Physician Whose Clinical Privileges Were Revoked Can Proceed With Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Finds, But Dismisses Antitrust Claim
A physician may proceed with her hostile work environment claims after a hospital revoked her clinical privileges, but may not continue with her antitrust claims because she failed to plead an antitrust injury, a federal district court ruled. Levitin and …
Physician Whose Clinical Privileges Were Revoked Can Proceed With Hostile Work Environment Claim, Court Finds, But Dismisses Antitrust Claim
A physician may proceed with her hostile work environment claims after a hospital revoked her clinical privileges, but may not continue with her antitrust claims because she failed to plead an antitrust injury, a federal district court ruled. Levitin and …