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Indian-American nurse files lawsuit for getting fired after supporting Trump in 2016
The hospital reportedly claimed that Mathews had been fired for multiple reasons, including that she did not put in enough hours at her job but the lawsuit says that her supervisors did approve her hours.
Lizzy Mathews, 65, an Indian-American nurse has sued Denver Health Medical Center saying that she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential election, according to The Denver Post.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver against Kelly Torres, nursing manager, and Marc Fedo, director of acute nursing, alleged that Mathews be given back her pay and receive punitive damages for emotional trauma after the hospital reportedly terminated her employment for having a political conversation with a patient, according to The Denver Post.