Leeson Jr.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied Lehigh County and a senior care facility s motion to dismiss to a recreational aide’s hostile work environment and wrongful termination case.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. issued an
opinion on Feb. 19, in the lawsuit brought by plaintiff Nancy Hills against Lehigh County and Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation.
Hills was hired by the defendants in 2004 to work as a Therapeutic Recreational Aide. During her employment with defendants, there was a male resident at the facility who was known to sexually assault female employees and Hills herself was assaulted repeatedly by this resident.