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Settlement Indicates Employment Protections for Medication to Treat Addiction

Ann Tucker

Jan 27, 20231 min read

USDOJ (1/18) –– A former Tennessee correctional officer will receive back pay and damages after he was forced to resign for taking Suboxone to treat his opioid use disorder (OUD) [...] coming less than a year after the DOJ Civil Rights Division issued new guidelines advising that employers [...] are violating the ADA if they discriminate against people taking prescription medications to treat OUD. Read more

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