Disabled Worker V. Anti-Drug Policy

By: Cal-OSHA

OAKLAND - Rodney Dunaway, 38, has been driving dump trucks and bulldozers for Orange County for 10 years. For 20 years, Dunaway has had severe glaucoma, causing pain and pressure in his eyes. Although he tried various prescription drugs, they were not satisfactory, he said, because they affected his duties at work and on his job. "Marijuana does not. I use it at night before I go to bed, and have no reaction," he said.Orange County started drug testing in 1995, and Dunaway was fired this Februar

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