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AZ Court Rules Work Comp Drug Policy Unconstituional

Monday, May 24, 2004 | 1

On Thursday, the Arizona Court of Appeals for Division One ruled that the state's 1999 law prohibiting employees from receiving workers' compensation benefits if they test positive for drugs or alcohol in a "drug-free workplace" is unconstitutional. In David Grammatico vs. The Industrial Commission; State Compensation Fund (1 CA-IC 01-0117, 05/20/04), Grammatico was injured on 5/8/00 after falling from special drywall stilts while installing drywall. He had been working for several hours, and had negotiated the area where he fell numerous times, without falling. After the fall, Grammatico a...

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