Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 9, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-3072PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN GARRETT PENN, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, employees of defendant Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA), filed this action on October 31, 1984. Under the terms of the defendant’s Work Agreement, WMATA requires its operating employees to undergo blood and urine tests following any serious operating incident and upon return after a period of sick leave, in order to detect the presence of addictive or controlled substances in the employees system. The plaintiffs were terminated based upon the results of their post-incident medical examinations. 1
The plaintiffs now…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Alfred Morris v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Carl A. Sanders v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987