Ford v. Trendwest Resorts, Inc.

Trendwest Resorts, Inc., terminated Bobby Ford from his sales position for coming to work smelling of alcohol. Trendwest later offered to reinstate Ford if he signed the company’s Employee Assistance Agreement, which provided that if he agreed to undergo treatment for alcohol abuse, the company would hold his position open, except where disciplinary action provided otherwise. Ford took the steps required of him by the agreement. When Ford asked to be reinstated, Trendwest declined to return him to his former position, and instead offered him a lesser position in a different department. Ford…