Jury Awards $36M In EEOC Disability Bias Suit Against Werner Trucking

( September 5, 2023, 1:44 PM EDT) -- OMAHA, Neb. — A federal jury in Nebraska returned a $36 million verdict on Sept. 1 in a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing Werner Enterprises Inc. and a subsidiary, Drivers Management LLC (together, Werner), of failing to hire and accommodate a deaf applicant in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....