Colonial Wholesale Beverage v. Local 59, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:20-cv-12136

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Labor/Mgt. Relations

Judge:

Douglas P. Woodlock

Firms

  1. July 15, 2021

    Beer Co. Must Rehire Driver Fired Over Drugs, Pay Legal Tab

    A beer distributor must reinstate a driver and pay his union's legal tab after a Massachusetts judge agreed with an arbitrator Wednesday that he was wrongly fired for a positive cocaine test.

  2. December 02, 2020

    Beer Distributor Defends Firing Worker Over Cocaine Test

    A beer distributor asked a Massachusetts federal court to reverse an arbitrator's decision that required it to reinstate an employee who was fired for driving a company vehicle while under the influence of cocaine.