A Louisiana court of appeal upheld a civil service commission’s reinstatement of a firefighter terminated for refusing to participate in mandatory substance abuse screening following an on-the-job accident—after he failed to produce a satisfactory urine sample—based on its determination that the New Orleans Fire Department failed to show good cause to terminate him, and that even if there was cause, termination wasn’t in line with the offense. The employee’s failure to produce a urine sample didn’t constitute a refusal to participate in drug testing, and he didn’t receive due process from NOFD in the disciplinary procedure, the court said. Because ...
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