The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appears to be sending a message to employers: You can’t automatically refuse to hire applicants who test positive for methadone, a medication prescribed in drug treatment programs for recovering opiate addicts.

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Tags: ADA, EEOC, methadone, recovering addict, safety sensitive job

A company decided to take back a conditional offer of employment after it found the applicant was a recovering drug addict. A lawsuit followed.

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Tags: conditional offer of employment, drug test, drug treatment, methadone, safety threat

A worker suffered a serious workplace injury and was taken to the hospital for treatment. While there, he was drug tested. The test was positive for methadone, a drug used to treat narcotic withdrawal and dependence.

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Tags: methadone, positive drug test, workers' compensation