Union Pacific Worker Benched Over Bad Hip to Get Job Bias Trial

A jury must decide if Union Pacific Railroad Co. violated disability discrimination law by imposing restrictions on a track worker because of his bad hip, disqualifying him from his position, an Omaha federal judge ruled.

The issues for trial include whether Phil Silos was a “qualified individual with a disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act at the time of the company’s actions, the US District Court for the District of Nebraska said.

Union Pacific says restricting Silos’ bending, crawling, climbing, standing, walking, and kneeling was necessary because its medical review showed Silos’ condition could’ve caused him to fall or ...