Legal Opinion
Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. BNSF Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2018No. 16-35457PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Russell Holt received a conditional job offer from BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF") for the position of Senior Patrol Officer, contingent on Holt's satisfactory completion of a post-offer medical review. During that medical review, Holt disclosed that he had injured his back four years before, suffering a two-level spinal disc extrusion. Holt's primary care doctor, his chiropractor, and the doctor BNSF's subcontractor hired to examine Holt all determined that Holt had no current limitations due to his back and found no need for follow-up testing. Yet as an effective…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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