Failure to Appear for Random Drug Test Defeats Employee�s ADA Suit

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a municipal employee had no claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act for being suspended from safety-sensitive duties after he failed to report for a required random drug test ). Patrick V. Leaumont was employed by the City of Alexandria, La., as a bus department transit manager, which included performing safety-sensitive functions, and was subject to random drug-testing under the city's substance abuse policy.



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