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Can an Employer Reject a Doctor’s Return-to-Work Clearance?

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is doctors cleared him to return to work. The railroad kept him away from moving trains for five years.

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DR: A federal appeals court upheld summary judgment for an employer that barred a railroad conductor from returning after a stroke because of the risk of a future seizure. Although the employee’s doctors cleared him, the employer conducted multiple individualized medical reviews and reached an objectively reasonable conclusion based on his

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