May 14, 2020
BNSF Railway Co. urged a Seattle federal judge Thursday to toss a suit claiming it illegally revoked an applicant's job offer after he declined to pay for a company-mandated MRI, saying the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission conceded before the U.S. Supreme Court that it's not entitled to summary judgment on liability against BNSF.
May 02, 2016
BNSF Railway Co. asked a Washington federal judge Friday to reverse her own order requiring the company to pay for medical tests of certain job applicants, saying an intervening Ninth Circuit decision reaffirmed its position that the Americans with Disabilities Act allows the company's policy.
March 14, 2016
A Washington federal judge ordered BNSF Railway Co. to reform its practices for medical examinations of job applicants, saying the railroad must pay for additional tests rather than use the procedures' prohibitive costs to discriminate against some applicants, which violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
February 04, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Washington federal court Thursday to compel BNSF Railway Co. against engaging in disability-based discrimination, saying the company has failed to demonstrate it can change its ways.
January 11, 2016
A federal judge in Washington state handed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission a win Friday in its suit alleging that BNSF Railway Co. discriminated against a job candidate because of his disability, ruling that the facts show BNSF is liable for discriminating.
January 04, 2016
BNSF Railway Co. has asked a Washington federal judge to sanction the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly destroying a witness' voicemail message in the agency's suit accusing the railroad giant of discriminating against a disabled job candidate.