Hayes v. Cleveland Pneumatic Co.

Patricia A. Blackmon, Judge.

This appeal requires that we decide whether as a matter of law there exists a genuine issue for trial when an employer discharges an employee after the employer learns that the employee’s chemical dependency is adversely affecting his job performance.

Ronald Hayes, plaintiff-appellant, challenges the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of his employer Cleveland Pneumatic Company (“Pneumatic”), defendant-appellee. Hayes argues that claims for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, handicap discrimination, fraud, and deprivation of his pension raised…