LEWISTON — A discrimination claim filed against St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center by a former employee has been resolved, according to the employee’s attorney.
Verne Paradie, who represents former laboratory technician assistant Mykayla McCann, said Friday morning that “all claims have been resolved” in a complaint McCann filed against the hospital with the Maine Human Rights Commission, citing ongoing discrimination of her because of a disability.
McCann’s complaint also detailed how a group of hospital employees had posted information and photos from confidential patient files in an employee workspace, disparaging mentally ill patients and mocking their conditions.
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