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Labor/Employment

Jun. 13, 2002

Justices Decide ADA Protects Rehabilitated

SAN FRANCISCO - An unwritten corporate policy against rehiring employees who leave because of drug abuse or alcoholism but have since recovered violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - An unwritten corporate policy against rehiring employees who leave because of drug abuse or alcoholism but have since recovered violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
        The decision by t...

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