Brenda L. White v. Elite Beverages
Whether an employer has a duty to accommodate an employee with a known substance abuse problem
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Should a liquor store have rules drugs and alcohol and not follow them? 2. When a family member notices a problem with the employee and asks the liquor store to help, should that concerned family member be denied help? 3. Should that employee be denied help? 4. Should any provision for the employee be made? S. Why wasn’t it in this case? . 6. Why would the employee’s supervisor pick up and drop off employee because that employee : has a drinking problem? ~ . 7. \s this practice an enabler for the employee? . : : 8. Why would an employee be allowed to purchase alcohol during work shift? 9. Why would an employee be allowed to drink during shift? 10. Why would employer allow employee with a known drinking problem to purchase liquor? . 11. Why would employer pick up an employee that is drunk or hung over to take to work? 12. Why would.employer have intoxicated employee work in the warehouse until employee is sober . when that employee would have to handle large boxes and glass bottles? , 13. Why would not the employer allow intoxicated employee medical treatment after breaking toes and fingers while intoxicated working in the warehouse? . 14. Why would employer reprimand employee after tolerating, without any correction, previously? . 15. Why would employer, after years of allowing this behavior, harshly punish employee after a : habit has been developed into a routine, making it difficult to process for alcoholic? °