Senior writer says coaching plan followed her return from FMLA leave at hospital

Clark returned to work on February 13, 2025. That same day, the complaint states, Al-Sadoon and Hamilton told her she would be placed on a 60-day Performance Coaching Plan. The formal plan landed on February 24. 

The day before her return, Clark says, she had emailed an internal complaint to two staffers in the hospital’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion department, asking for help with her accommodations and the coaching plan. According to the filing, the DEI team did not meet with her until early March – about two weeks into the coaching plan. When they did meet, the complaint alleges, DEI staff included Hamilton and Al-Sadoon without giving Clark prior notice. The filing alleges DEI staff “were coordinating with Hamilton and Al-Sadoon instead of Plaintiff.” 

On March 20, 2025, Al-Sadoon, Hamilton, and a senior HR business partner told Clark her accommodation requests were approved, the complaint states. But Clark alleges she “did not receive help implementing her requested accommodations.” 

The day after the coaching plan ended, on April 21, 2025, Al-Sadoon placed Clark on a Performance Improvement Plan, according to the filing. The PIP required her to write “with minimal edits” or words to that effect – a standard the complaint describes as subjective and designed to set her up for failure. 

On May 29, 2025, Clark emailed notice of her retirement, effective June 5. She was 66. She alleges the hospital constructively discharged her.