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  1. Abhean

    Outside Article Failure to Tie Request for Service Dog to Job Functions Dooms ADA Claim

    This is a follow-up from the Union Pacific case. You can read more about it at Union Pacific Beats Conductor's Appeal Over Service Dog at Work A recent court decision confirms the complexity of evaluating employee accommodation requests involving service dogs under the Americans with...
  2. Abhean

    Resource 22-1881 Perry Hopman v. Union Pacific Railroad 2023-05-24

    Perry Hopman, then a conductor now an engineer for Union Pacific Railroad("Union Pacific"), brought this action under the Americans with Disabilities Act("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12117(a), when Union Pacific refused Hopman's requests thathe be allowed to bring his Rottweiler service dog on board...
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    Outside Article Union Pacific Beats Conductor’s Appeal Over Service Dog at Work

    Khorri Atkinson Accommodation denial didn't affect job functions Worker argued he was trying to manage worst symptoms A Union Pacific Railroad Co. conductor lost his appeal over a denied request to bring his service dog to work to help with post-traumatic stress disorder after a federal...
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    Outside Article Conductor’s Service Dog Case Sets Up ADA Accommodations Battle

    A Union Pacific Railroad Co. conductor vying to bring his service dog to work to help with post-traumatic stress disorder related to his military service will try to convince a federal appeals court that he's protected under federal disability law. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals...
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