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GRACE DRILLING COMPANY, Petitioner
vs.
BOARD OF REVIEW OF the INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF UTAH Department of Employment Security and Gordon E. Goodale, Respondents
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Issues:
Unemployment benefits, random testing, due process, pre-employment testing, drugs.
Case Summary:
Grace Drilling Co. appeals a decision of a state review board that granted unemployment benefits to Gordon Goodale, a former employee who was dismissed after he tested positive for marijuana in a random drug test.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
The state's industrial commission granted benefits to Goodale after the company failed to produce sufficient evidence at the review hearing. The company attempted to submit additional evidence after the hearing, but the effort was rejected. The company now appeals.
Outcome:
The company loses. The Utah Court of Appeals affirmed the decision to grant benefits to Goodale.