Union Pacific Railroad Faces EEOC Suit Over Color Vision Test

Union Pacific Railroad faces a disability discrimination lawsuit after allegedly terminating employees on the basis of perceived disability, according to the EEOC Monday.

The Omaha, Neb.,-based freight-hauling railroad required conductors and locomotive engineers to pass a company-created test to assess color vision. This test allegedly does not replicate real world conditions or accurately assess whether someone can identify the color of railway signals, said the agency.

Employees that did not pass the vision test were allegedly removed from their positions, placed on indefinite leave, and effectively fired, despite having successfully performed as conductors or locomotive engineers at Union Pacific ...