A former employee of Cornerstones of Care is suing the Kansas City nonprofit for discrimination, alleging she was treated differently and harassed because of a disability.
Jessica Baker, who started working at Cornerstones in late 2021, said in a recent lawsuit that she received positive reviews from her supervisor during her first 1 ½ years at the nonprofit. At one point, that supervisor, who is identified as J.P., allegedly told Baker “that she planned to nominate (her) for employee of the month for the entire agency,” according to the suit.
Her supervisor allegedly began treating Baker differently after she was injured in a fall in early 2023 and ultimately had to take family leave to recover. The lawsuit alleges that Baker was forced back to work “earlier than medically recommended” due to the “extreme pressure to return exerted by J.P.”…