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When an Applicant’s Medication Meets a “No Exceptions” Rule: What the EEOC Says Employers Can’t Do

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  A single disclosure from a job applicant about her methadone prescription allegedly turned a routine interview into an ADA problem the EEOC now wants a court to r

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olve. TL;DR: The EEOC has sued concrete-industry employers, alleging they refused to hire applicants who lawfully use methadone or other medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid-use disorder, asked prohibited pre-offer medical questions, and enforced a blanket “no methadone” rule. This post also

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