Pittsburgh Police Applicant With ADHD Can Sue for Hiring Bias

The city of Pittsburgh must face a police officer’s claims that his job offer was pulled based on the mistaken perception that he was mentally unfit after he disclosed his ADHD during pre-employment psychological testing, the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday.

The case continues even though third-party psychologists—whom Pittsburgh contracted with—ran the tests that Christopher Gibbs alleges caused a rush to judgment and perception that ht was disabled, not the city itself, the appeals court said, overturning a lower court.

An employer may be held accountable under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act for participating in a contract ...