Skylar Marshall, a nurse and former employee of a regional medical center, has filed a lawsuit alleging workplace discrimination and retaliation. The complaint was lodged by Skylar Marshall in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on April 21, 2025, against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc.
The lawsuit details a series of alleged discriminatory actions and retaliatory behavior that Marshall claims to have experienced during her employment at the medical center. According to the complaint, Marshall, an African American woman from Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, was employed as a nurse at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. She alleges that beginning in January 2024, she faced false accusations related to her professional conduct after refusing to administer Ketamine without proper research—a medication she had been instructed not to administer previously. Furthermore, she claims that these accusations were compounded by allegations of sports betting during work hours—an activity she denies engaging in more than any other staff member.
Marshall's complaint outlines additional grievances involving her work schedule being altered without justification and ultimately being removed from the schedule entirely despite her full-time status. She contends that these changes were made under the pretext of placing her with "more seasoned nurses," although no similar adjustments were made for other employees. Moreover, she describes an environment where she was falsely accused of various minor infractions such as tardiness and inappropriate use of personal devices—accusations not levied against her peers.
The plaintiff asserts that these incidents are part of a broader pattern of harassment linked to racial discrimination and retaliation for filing complaints with human resources and external bodies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In January 2025, Michael Kirkland from the EEOC issued Marshall a letter granting her the right to pursue legal action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Marshall is seeking compensatory damages for lost wages and benefits, mental anguish, emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment, punitive damages as permitted by law, and attorney fees. She also demands a jury trial to address these grievances formally.
Representing Skylar Marshall is attorney Taneisha W. Riggs from Lafayette, Louisiana. The case is presided over by judges whose names are yet unspecified under Case ID 6:25-cv-00523.