Tom Zenor v. El Paso Healthcare System, Limited, Doing Business as Columbia Medical Center-East Columbia Medical Center-East

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• concluding that employee’s use of drugs was “current” where employee’s last use of cocaine occurred more than one month before the employer gave notice of the employee’s termination
• noting that perceived substance abusers must show that their addiction is regarded as substantially limiting a major life activity
• discussing promissory estoppel doctrine in context of atwill employment relationship where employer expressly disclaimed any contractual obligations between employer and employee
• discussing promissory estoppel doctrine in context of atwill employment relationship where employer expressly disclaimed any contractual obligations between employer and employee
• examining the circumstances of \atwill\ employment to determine whether plaintiff reasonably relied on employer's promise of continued employment, and holding that the plaintiff's reliance was not reasonable
• affirming judgment as a matter of law for employer when plaintiff failed to produce any evidence that employer perceived him to be incapable of performing a class or broad range of jobs

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