MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Montrose Regional Health in the San Juan Valley on Tuesday. The claim? That MRH is once again in violation of federal law, this time for allegedly harassing and discriminating against older nurses and retaliating against them when they complained.

In a press release, the nurses were said to be harassed by two managers, one of which who said she wanted “younger nurses [to] take over,” wanted “more youthful and energetic” staff, and claimed older workers were “lazy” or not willing to work hard.

Montrose Regional Health strongly denies the allegations and claims over 61% of its workforce is aged 40 or older, the very age group the Age Discrimination in Employment Act was put in place to

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