Harrison V
Case Brief #1
Tieera Hill
Metropolitan State University
Case Brief #1
Relevant facts of the case The court case Harrison v. Benchmark Electronics Huntsville involves a dispute concerning the employment of John Harrison (plaintiff) at a company called Benchmark Electronics Huntsville Inc (BEHI). Aerotek is a company that helps with placing temporary workers at BEHI and they assigned the plaintiff to work at the company as a Debug Tech. The plaintiff suffers from epilepsy, but he takes barbiturates to help keep his condition under control and it was determined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that this isn't considered a disability as noted by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The company screens their temporary employees if their supervisor suggests them for permanent positions and with a request made by his supervisor Don Anthony, on May 19, 2006, the plaintiff submitted an application for permanent employment. The plaintiff consented to a drug test that came back positive as noted by Lena Williams who was employed in the human resources department of the company. Somehow Anthony found out about the results of the drug test and confronted the plaintiff about him testing positive for barbiturates. The plaintiff responded by saying he had a prescription for it that he was then asked to retrieve and this prompted Anthony to call the Medical Review Officer (MRO). Anthony passed the phone to the plaintiff who answered a series of questions about the medication and Anthony remained quiet, but remained in the room during the entire phone conversation. On July 19, Williams was told by the MRO that the plaintiff's drug test had been cleared and she received clearance to be able to hire him. She passed this information along to Anthony, but he told human resources not to send out a job offer letter to the plaintiff and he asked Aerotek not to let him return to BEHI. Instead, on August 18, 2006, Aerotek
Tieera Hill
Metropolitan State University
Case Brief #1
Relevant facts of the case The court case Harrison v. Benchmark Electronics Huntsville involves a dispute concerning the employment of John Harrison (plaintiff) at a company called Benchmark Electronics Huntsville Inc (BEHI). Aerotek is a company that helps with placing temporary workers at BEHI and they assigned the plaintiff to work at the company as a Debug Tech. The plaintiff suffers from epilepsy, but he takes barbiturates to help keep his condition under control and it was determined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that this isn't considered a disability as noted by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The company screens their temporary employees if their supervisor suggests them for permanent positions and with a request made by his supervisor Don Anthony, on May 19, 2006, the plaintiff submitted an application for permanent employment. The plaintiff consented to a drug test that came back positive as noted by Lena Williams who was employed in the human resources department of the company. Somehow Anthony found out about the results of the drug test and confronted the plaintiff about him testing positive for barbiturates. The plaintiff responded by saying he had a prescription for it that he was then asked to retrieve and this prompted Anthony to call the Medical Review Officer (MRO). Anthony passed the phone to the plaintiff who answered a series of questions about the medication and Anthony remained quiet, but remained in the room during the entire phone conversation. On July 19, Williams was told by the MRO that the plaintiff's drug test had been cleared and she received clearance to be able to hire him. She passed this information along to Anthony, but he told human resources not to send out a job offer letter to the plaintiff and he asked Aerotek not to let him return to BEHI. Instead, on August 18, 2006, Aerotek