Total Articles: 2
Drunk Police Chief Not Protected By ADA.
When an off duty employee gets drunk and causes an automobile accident, can the employer discipline or terminate the employee even if he claims that he is an alcoholic protected by the ADA? In a Seventh Circuit Court of appeal case titled Budde v. Kane County Forest Preserve, the court considered this question in a discrimination case filed by a police chief.
Substance Abuse under the ADA.
Chapter 4 from "Sharing the Dream: Is the ADA Accommodating All?", which covers various topics, including when drug and alcohol users are covered under the ADA, when substance abuse poses a direct threats, what pre-employment inquiries may be asked, and drug testing.
