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Choosing to reject a job applicant who uses illegal drugs is assumed to be within the rights of an employer, but what about a candidate using methadone as a treatment for addiction? In a recent class action lawsuit, the EEOC sued a business for rejecting a candidate solely on the basis of their use of methadone to treat a past drug addiction. As a result of this lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission made it clear that refusing to hire a methadone user in a similar situation violates the ADA.&n
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