"CSX Transportation Agrees to $3.2M Settlement, Ending Discrimination Lawsuit", 15 June 2018

CSX Transportation recently agreed to pay a $3.2 million settlement to settle a lawsuit after it was accused of “administering physical capability tests that prevented women from being hired for certain jobs.”  CSX is a company that supplies rail-based freight transportation throughout the United States and Canada...The gender discrimination lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Commission (EEOC) on behalf of women in more than “20 states who were denied jobs with the company because of the physical test.”  By agreeing to the settlement, CSX will pay for lost wages and benefits to the women involved in the lawsuit.  Additionally,...CSX will have to “stop administering the ‘IPCS Biodex’ test and retain expert consultants to conduct scientific studies before adopting certain types of physical abilities testing programs in its hiring process.”...According to the suit, the tests were used in many different positions, including “conductor, entry-level signal maintainer, track worker, car worker and various utility positions.”  The commission determined the tests unfairly favored men...As a result, the tests caused “an unlawful discriminatory effect on female workers.”...