Case Updates
Ninth Circuit holds that employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring an applicant, as a condition of receiving a job offer, to obtain an MRI at his own expense
September 12, 2018
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U.S. Chamber urges Ninth Circuit to reverse decision preventing employer from revoking conditional employment offer after candidate’s refusal to respond to lawful, post-offer medical inquiry
October 18, 2016
The U.S. Chamber and Equal Employment Advisory Council urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse a district court’s decision holding that BNSF violated the ADA by revoking a conditional offer of employment after an applicant for a safety sensitive position failed to provide a current MRI and other medical information regarding a potential back condition. The district court granted summary judgment to the EEOC, holding that BNSF engaged in disability discrimination under the ADA by requiring the applicant to pay for the MRI himself and then revoking the offer when he failed to provide the MRI and other medical information.
The Chamber’s amicus brief argued that the ADA specifically allows an employer to revoke a conditional job offer based on a candidate’s refusal to comply with a lawful, post-offer pre-employment medical inquiry and does not impose an obligation on employers to pay for a candidate’s testing.
Rae T. Vann and John R. Annand of NT Lakis, LLP served as counsel for the amici.
Case Documents
- MSJ Order -- EEOC v. BNSF Railway Company (USDC - Western District of Washington).pdf
- Opening Brief of Appellant -- EEOC v. BNSF Railway Company (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- EEOC v. BNSF Railway Company (Ninth Circuit)_0.pdf
- Brief of EEOC as Appellee -- EEOC v. BNSF Railway Company (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Washington Employment Lawyers Association Amicus Brief -- EEOC v. BNSF Railway Company (Ninth Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- EEOC v. BNSF Railway Company (Ninth Circuit).pdf