GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. v. Ivey

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

In these unemployment compensation appeals, we decide whether an employer must comply with the procedures set forth in the drug-free workplace program statutes (OCGA § 34-9-412 et seq.) in order to prove just cause for discharging an employee. We hold that an employee who violates his employer’s anti-drug policy may be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits, even though the employer has not met the statutory requirements for establishing a drug-free workplace program.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation had a policy prohibiting its employees from reporting for work…