Labor & Employment Law Daily Wrap Up, EEOC NEWS—Air Evac EMS settles disability discrimination suit, (Nov 21, 2025)

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.

According to the agency’s lawsuit, the employer rescinded a job offer because of the potential side effects of the applicant’s prescription medication.

An emergency air medical transportation services provider, which allegedly rescinded a job offer in violation of the ADA in 2021, has agreed to settle the disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC as a result. The employer, which operates over 150 helicopter air ambulance bases across 15 states, has agreed to pay $59,000 and provide other relief as part of the settlement. The agency alleged that the employer rescinded a job offer made to an applicant in Alabama after his pre-employment medical screening, through which the employer had learned about a medication he takes that allegedly has potential side effects.

In addition to monetary relief, the two-year consent decree provides for training of personnel responsible for hiring or for providing human resources or drug and alcohol program services to Air Evac employees in Alabama. The decree also requires the employer to review and, as needed, revise its employee handbook and make annual reports to the EEOC regarding compliance with the decree.

The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Alabama; the case is No. 5:25-cv-01643.

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