Werner Enterprises Fails to Undo EEOC’s Deaf Driver Bias Win (1)

Werner Enterprises Inc. and a subsidiary failed to convince the Eighth Circuit to overturn a series of rulings in favor of the EEOC, which sued on behalf of a deaf worker denied a driver position.

There’s no evidence that would let a jury conclude the companies rejected the applicant for any reason other than his disability, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said. Werner also failed to put forth any evidence on how accommodating the worker would affect its overall business, which is “fatal to its challenge on appeal,” the opinion said, affirming the US Equal ...