Follmer v. Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co.

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Appellant Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company challenges an award of summary judgment on stipulated damages to respondent Charlotte Follmer, who was discharged when a drug test given after she suffered an injury revealed the presence of marijuana. Respondent was reinstated by the National Mediation Board but without an award of back pay. Respondent then brought this action in district court, claiming that appellant violated the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act by discharging her based on a first-time positive drug test without offering…