An employee’s request to provide medical documentation excusing a positive drug test could trigger an employer’s obligations to engage in the interactive process, according to a recent decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Jodi Hammel v. SOAR Corp., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14361 (E.D.Pa. Feb. 6, 2015).
Hammel filed suit, alleging SOAR violated the ADA by failing to accommodate her disability. The Court determined that a jury could have interpreted Plaintiff’s request to provide medical documentation excusing her drug test as a request for accommodation, thereby triggering SOAR’s legal obligation to engage in the interactive process.
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