EEOC Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Transportation Worker With Addiction Using Suboxone Treatment

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Professional Transportation, Inc. (PTI), a transportation company head­quartered in Evansville, Indiana, with operations throughout the United States. The suit claims that PTI violated federal law by refusing to hire a job applicant because of her opioid addiction disability.

According to the lawsuit, a woman receiving Suboxone treatment for her opioid addiction applied to be a driver at PTI’s Bluefield, West Virginia, office. After making her a conditional offer, PTI told the applicant that she was required to pass a pre-employment drug test. In advance of . . .