Baker v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

  1. May 17, 2023

    Union Pacific Escapes Disparate Impact Disability Claim

    Union Pacific prevailed over a disability bias claim a worker brought accusing the railroad of disparately applying its employment policies by removing him from work after a health episode, with a Nebraska federal judge ruling the railroad had medical evidence backing its decision to suspend him.

  2. September 27, 2022

    Union Pacific Gets Jury Win In Disability, Genetic Bias Suit

    A federal jury shut down a worker's suit accusing Union Pacific Railroad of violating federal disability and genetic bias laws by forcing workers to disclose health conditions and undergo medical evaluations that cost many their jobs.