“You may think it’s prudent to keep anyone prone to substance abuse away from large, shiny objects that go boom. You might laugh out loud at someone who insists that a firing offense may not be taken into account when he asks to be rehired. But you are not a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. … the fact that Hernandez’s claim could be upheld by a federal appeals court indicates just how far the ADA went in accommodating people who prefer not to take responsibility for their own actions.” Steve Chapman on the ADA right-to-return-after-misconduct case currently before the Supreme Court (see Oct. 7, Sept. 16-17, 2002) (”Making a drug ‘disability’ an asset”, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 12). Update Dec. 13: Supreme Court rules.
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