The driver had federal medical clearance, nine years' experience, and a six-pound chihuahua
The EEOC is suing Schneider National, alleging the company pulled a truck driver's job offer over her request to bring a PTSD service dog.
The federal agency filed the case on March 4 in the US District Court for the District of Maryland (EEOC v. Schneider National, Inc., Case No. 1:26-cv-00905), accusing the trucking and logistics giant of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. No final determination has been made.
According to the filing, Melissa Dafnis applied for a Dedicated Truck Driver – Target role with Schneider National on or around September 21, 2023. She held a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License, lived within the required distance of a designated work location, and had nine years of experience pulling a 44-foot fifth wheel recreational vehicle. A Federal Medical Examiner had cleared her to operate a commercial motor vehicle, finding no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with safe driving.
Her DOT medical paperwork noted both her PTSD diagnosis and her use of a service dog. Schneider National allegedly told Dafnis she was a good fit, extended a conditional offer that same day, and scheduled her for orientation on October 2. The next day, September 22, the company allegedly withdrew the offer — even as its own agent, Vault Health, was just beginning to collect information about the accommodation...
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