By Robert A. Fisher, Benjamin D. Briggs, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: A beverage wholesaler has appealed an arbitration award to federal court where the Company discharged a CDL driver who tested positive for cocaine. The arbitrator had ruled that the Company did not have just cause for termination.

A recent complaint…
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