Filed Date: Nov. 9, 2021
Closed Date: May 10, 2024
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On November 9, 2021, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The lawsuit originated from two charges filed with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The first charge was filed on September 23, 2014, by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen, the union that represented PATH employees who were responsible for testing and maintaining its railroad signaling equipment. The second charge was filed on December 31, 2014, by a signal repairman who served as the Union’s representative to PATH. The charges and the resultant Complaint alleged that PATH subjected its employees to unlawful medical examinations and inquiries in violation of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. The Complaint sought damages for employees and injunctive and declaratory relief.
The next day, Judge Kevin McNulty entered a consent decree. The consent decree ordered that PATH stop unnecessary medical exams, as well as unnecessary questions about employees’ disabilities, health conditions and family medical history. PATH was also required to pay two employees damages of $50,000 each, train its staff on the ADA and GINA, and periodically report on its compliance with the agreement. The Decree provided that it would terminate, and this action would be dismissed, thirty months from its effective date. Therefore, the consent decree automatically terminated and the case was dismissed in May 2024.
Summary Authors
Marisa London (3/18/2025)
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McNulty, Kevin (New Jersey)
CAMPION, MICHAEL E. (New Jersey)
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Last updated Aug. 19, 2025, 2:52 a.m.
State / Territory: New Jersey
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 9, 2021
Closing Date: May 10, 2024
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United States on behalf of complainants - Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (the PATH employees' union) and the employee who serves as the Union’s representative to PATH
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, State
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Facility Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Amount Defendant Pays: 100,000
Order Duration: 2021 - 2024
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discrimination Basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: