Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Pines of Clarkston, Inc.

  1. December 18, 2014

    Medical Marijuana Use Kills EEOC's ADA Claim, Co. Says

    An assisted living facility accused by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of violating the American with Disabilities Act when it fired an administrator after learning she had epilepsy told a Michigan federal judge Wednesday that her use of medical marijuana precludes the ADA claim.

  2. October 15, 2014

    EEOC Calls Marijuana Rationale In ADA Case A Smokescreen

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Michigan federal court Tuesday to reject an assisted living facility company's bid for sanctions in an Americans with Disabilities Act suit, calling the company's argument that it let an epileptic would-be worker go for using medical marijuana a smokescreen.

  3. September 25, 2013

    EEOC Sues Assisted Living Co. For Firing Epileptic Admin

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped an assisted living facility company with a disability discrimination lawsuit in Michigan federal court on Tuesday, accusing it of firing an administrator when it learned she had epilepsy.