Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Commission v. Blue Cross Blue Shield

OPINION

GOETTEL, District Judge.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has filed suit alleging that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut (“Blue Cross”) violated Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12112(a), when it rescinded an offer of employment to a job applicant on the basis of a perceived disability, after receiving a report of his pre-employment physical. Subsequent medical tests by the applicant’s own physician revealed that his condition was something other than that suspected by the employer and was less of an immediate health threat. The…