Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc. v. Arizona Department of Economic Security

OPINION

CLABORNE, Presiding Judge.

Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc. (“the Appellant”) appeals the decision of the Department of Economic Security Appeals Board (“the Board”) granting unemployment insurance benefits to Jose A Lucero (“the Claimant”). The issue is whether the Board erred in holding that a truck driver who was discharged for testing positive for cocaine during his workday should receive unemployment insurance benefits when federal law prohibits employers from allowing someone who has tested positive to operate a motor vehicle. We hold that the Board did err and therefore reverse.

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