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Opioid Epidemic Spurs Increase in Drug Testing, Risks for Employers

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently added four drugs at the heart of the nation's opioid epidemic to its drug testing panels: hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxycodone and oxymorphone—the central ingredients in such...more

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EEOC and Flying Star Transport Settle ADA Claims for $65,000

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Federal Agency Steers Hiring Case of Driver With Amputation to Early Resolution - AMARILLO, Texas - An Amarillo, Texas-based fuel transport company has agreed to pay $65,000 and furnish other relief to settle a...more

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EEOC Sues CRST for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

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Trucking Company Refused to Hire Veteran Because He Uses a Service Dog, Federal Agency Charges - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- CRST Expedited Inc., a national trucking company, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate,...more

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Asleep at the Wheel: Trucking Company’s Sleep Apnea Policy and Procedures Reviewed by Federal Courts

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently decided court case finds that motor vehicle carriers may lawfully require overweight drivers to submit to a medical examination testing for obstructive sleep apnea. We had previously blogged...more

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Eighth Circuit Upholds Trucking Company's Sleep Study Requirement Based on Driver BMI

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On October 12, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found in favor of a large transportation employer’s driver sleep study testing requirement in a lawsuit challenging the practice under the Americans with...more

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EEOC Sues Vita Plus for Disability Discrimination

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Agricultural Company Fired Driver Due to His Diabetes, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Vita Plus Corporation, an agricultural company with a facility in Gagetown, Mich., violated federal law by discriminating against...more

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Supervisor Not "Qualified Individual" Under ADA after Failing DOT Medical Certification

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Determining the essential functions of a job can be tricky, especially if there is no information or documentation with which to compare and consider. In this case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit considered...more

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Last Call! Third Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules That Employer Can Terminate Employee For Violating Strict No Alcohol Return To...

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision holding that an employer's termination of an employee for violating a very broad and restrictive return to work agreement (RWA), which prohibited the employee from...more

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