CSX Worker Loses Suit Over Mask Dispute That Set Off Tourette’s

CSX Transportation Inc. defeated a discrimination lawsuit by a train conductor with Tourette’s syndrome and claustrophobia who was suspended for six weeks following a confrontation with a supervisor for not wearing a Covid-19 face covering.

The impact the worker’s disability may have had on his reaction to a new CSX zone superintendent’s questiondidn’t require review by a jury, the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama said. He was suspended for violating CSX policies against quarrelsome behavior, boisterous behavior, and leaving work without permission and it wouldn’t undercut the company’s justifications even if his actions were related to ...