Werner Enterprises Loss in Deaf Driver Bias Suit Cut to $336,000

Werner Enterprises Inc. and Drivers Management LLC must pay $335,682 for discriminating against a deaf truck driver applicant because of his disability, not the more than $36 million a jury awarded.

The companies were right that the total amount of compensatory and punitive damages for which it could be liable under the Americans with Disabilities Act was capped at $300,000, the US District Court for the District of Nebraska said. It added $35,682 in back pay to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s win for the driver applicant. That amount is necessary to compensate him for the difference in wages and ...