Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable suspicion, alcohol testing, policy and procedure.

Terry O'Neal files a discrimination suit against his employer, Atlanta Gas and Light Co. O'Neal, a technician who served in an on-call capacity, was dismissed after he tested positive for alcohol in a test that was ordered based on reasonable suspicion. O'Neal's supervisor reported smelling alcohol on O'Neal at a repair site. O'Neal told company officials he had been under a great deal of stress and had been advised by a doctor that consuming alcohol before retiring for the evening might help him sleep. O'Neal's doctor submitted a letter confirming O'Neal's story. When company officials refused to rehire him, O'Neal filed suit. The company responded with a motion for summary judgment.

This is the first judicial review of this case.

O'Neal loses The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia granted the company's motion for summary judgment The court ruled that O'Neal did not have a disability as described by the ADA.