U.S. Steel sued for discrimination (ADA)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.imfmetal.org/index.cfm?c=24251&l=2

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues U.S. Steel Corporation for the discriminative policy requiring probationary employees to undergo random alcohol tests and dismissals as a result of such test.

USA: In its press-release issued on October 5, 2010 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its lawsuit against the U.S. Steel Corporation for violation of U.S. federal law. The press-release states that U.S. Steel applied a nation-wide policy of random alcohol tests and dismissed several employees based on the results of the tests.

Abigail DeSimone, employed at U.S. Steel site in Clairton, Pennsylvania, was obliged to pass through a breath alcohol test during her probation period at her workplace without any reasonable basis.

After a false positive test result DeSimone was convicted of violation of internal company's drug and alcohol policy and her contract was terminated. The explanations regarding particular health situation which may have resulted in positive alcohol test results of the employee as well as her suggestion to carry out additional tests were denied. The company also ignored the results of the alternative blood alcohol test made the same day at the request of DeSimone by her physician and revealing no alcohol presence in her blood.

FULL story at link.