Legal Opinion
Sheehan v. Broadband Access Services, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 6, 2012No. C.A. No. 12-404-MLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM
MARY M. LISI, Chief Judge.
The Plaintiff in this case, Zachariah Sheehan (“Sheehan”), seeks damages for an alleged violation of Rhode Island General Laws § 28-6.5-1 (“Urine and Blood Tests as a Condition of Employment”) by his employer, Broadband Access Services, Inc. (“Broadband”). The matter is before the Court on Sheehan’s motion to remand the case to the Rhode Island Superior Court. Broadband opposes the motion on the ground that Sheehan’s claim is preempted by the Federal Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act (“FOTETA”), 49 U.S.C. § 31306 (2006).
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