Alcoholic Anxiety-Stricken Nurse States Termination Claim Under NJLAD, New...
In Skidmore v. Virtua Health Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86181 (D.N.J. June 21, 2012), a nurse with attendance issues related to her alcoholism and anxiety was terminated by her employer after she...
View ArticleDishonest Response on an Initial Application Can Come Back to Haunt an Employee
In a non-precedential opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a hospital’s firing of a security guard who had admitted that he was a recovering drug addict. Because that firing was...
View ArticleTermination For Failure To Admit Prior Drug Addiction Does Not Violate ADA
An employer that terminated an employee for concealing his prior drug addiction on a job application to be a security guard did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the 3rd Circuit...
View ArticleOperating Room Nurse Prohibited From Working After a Drug Rehab Stint Cannot...
In a case that underscores the inherent difficulty of implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in situations involving workplace safety issues, a federal district court in Connecticut...
View ArticleGroup Homes Can Move Forward With Their Lawsuit Challenging an Ordinance that...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the district court erred in dismissing a lawsuit challenging a city ordinance that effectively banned group homes for alcoholics and...
View ArticleCanadian Employment News Series - July 2015
Self-Reporting Drug Use Policies at Work: Are They Discriminatory? Employers seeking to strengthen policies aimed at reducing drug and alcohol abuse in safety sensitive workplaces should take note of...
View ArticleAlcoholic Anxiety-Stricken Nurse States Termination Claim Under NJLAD, New...
In Skidmore v. Virtua Health Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86181 (D.N.J. June 21, 2012), a nurse with attendance issues related to her alcoholism and anxiety was terminated by her employer after she...
View ArticleDishonest Response on an Initial Application Can Come Back to Haunt an Employee
In a non-precedential opinion, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a hospital’s firing of a security guard who had admitted that he was a recovering drug addict. Because that firing was...
View ArticleOperating Room Nurse Prohibited From Working After a Drug Rehab Stint Cannot...
In a case that underscores the inherent difficulty of implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in situations involving workplace safety issues, a federal district court in Connecticut...
View ArticleCanadian Employment News Series - July 2015
Self-Reporting Drug Use Policies at Work: Are They Discriminatory? Employers seeking to strengthen policies aimed at reducing drug and alcohol abuse in safety sensitive workplaces should take note of...
View ArticleThe case for capacity: Supreme Court of Canada upholds employee’s termination...
Managing employee drug and alcohol addictions has long been a thorny issue for employers. Because addiction is accepted as a mental disability, it is a delicate balancing act to ensure employee privacy...
View ArticleTop Developments in Canadian Employment Law in 2017
With 2017 in our rear-view mirror and with 2018 now upon us, it is time to reflect on the top developments in Canadian employment law in 2017. The following cases represent a cross-section of the most...
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