Diamondback Investment Group LLC defeated the appeal of an employee claiming it wrongfully fired her for testing positive for THC, which she alleged was caused by her lawful health-related use of hemp-derived products when off duty.
The former contract liaison’s Americans with Disabilities Act claim failed because Diamondback’s explanation for firing her was a nondiscriminatory justification, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said Wednesday.
Tonya Anderson failed two drug tests during her 90-day probationary period, in violation of the company’s drug and alcohol testing policy, the court said. She argued that explanation wasn’t legitimate because it was ...
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