Eighth Circuit Upholds ADA Direct Threat Defense for Safety-Sensitive Position

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In Christensen v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for an employer on an Americans With Disabilities Act disparate treatment claim involving a safety-sensitive conductor position. The employee suffered an ischemic…

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