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One Strike You’re Out, Says The Ninth Circuit

By on June 28, 2011 in ADA, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

The Pacific Maritime Association had a “one-strike” rule which screened out any applicant who tested positive for drug or alcohol use during the preemployment process.  Santiago Lopez, who was addicted to drugs and alcohol, tested positive for marijuana during his preemployment process in 1997 and was therefore disqualified from further consideration. In 2002 Lopez began […]

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