No Benefits for Truck Driver Due to Positive Drug Test

The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld a denial of benefits to a truck driver for a back injury because of his positive drug test. Jamie Davis worked as a truck driver for Gordon Food Service Inc. His regular route took him from Des Moines to Sioux City and back twice each week. At the first stop of his route in Sioux City, Davis usually moved between 200 and 300 pounds of dry goods and frozen food up a stairway using a handcart. Davis injured his back during one of those stops in August 2018. Davis contacted his supervisor and an injury hotline, which directed him to a Sioux City clini...