Miller V. Coventry Holding Group, Inc.

Case Background

On August 8, 2023, Plaintiff Dedria Miller filed an employment lawsuit against Coventry Holding Group, Inc. The lawsuit alleged that Miller's termination was in retaliation to the sexual harassment and assault complaint she had filed against Defendant's Business Office Manager, Barbra Clark. The case was filed in the United States District Court, Georgia Northern (Atlanta). The lawsuit was assigned to Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. [Case number: 1:23cv2064]

Cause

On July 1, 2018, Plaintiff began working for Defendant as a Housekeeper. In February 2021, Plaintiff received training to become a Certified Nurse Assistant and worked overtime in that role. On January 25, 2022, Defendant hired Barbra Clark as a Business Office Manager. Starting in January 2022, Ms. Clark made sexually explicit comments toward Plaintiff, suggesting they were romantically involved. Plaintiff rejected her advances, stated she was not interested, and asked Ms. Clark to stop spreading false claims. However, Ms. Clark continued, making inappropriate remarks and proposals, including taking Plaintiff to Las Vegas and commenting on her body. To deter Ms. Clark, Plaintiff changed her appearance by removing nails and wearing baggy clothes, but Ms. Clark’s behavior escalated. On February 17, 2022, Ms. Clark touched Plaintiff inappropriate