Dennis Anderson was terminated for violating his employer’s policy requiring employees to report their use of prescription drugs, even legal ones, that could cause dizziness or otherwise impair employees. The EEOC alleged that under the drug policy, Product Fabricators made unlawful medical inquiries of employees, failed to keep employees’ medical information confidential, and discharged the claimant because of an unlawful application of the drug policy when the claimant reported an injury while working under the influence of legal prescription drugs.Continue reading this entry
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