July 25, 2025
The Eighth Circuit on Friday breathed new life into a disability bias lawsuit against Union Pacific, finding that a carman who suffered brain hemorrhaging in an off-duty accident may have a case that the railroad discriminated against him based on theoretical future medical episodes.
June 17, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Eighth Circuit on Monday to revive a lawsuit alleging Union Pacific Railroad Co. barred an inspector from working for five years because of a traumatic brain injury, arguing a trial court incorrectly ruled the company didn't view him as disabled.