[SoothingDave]

Even the ADA doesn't provide an out for that.

The ADA mandates braille on the keypads of the drive up ATM.

The ADA keeps the narcopleptic employed as truck drivers.

You simply can not fire a man for the consequences of his alcohol addiction.

SD

[malakhi]

Even the ADA doesn't provide an out for that.

The ADA mandates braille on the keypads of the drive up ATM. The ADA keeps the narcopleptic employed as truck drivers. You simply can not fire a man for the consequences of his alcohol addiction.

And $1M a year can buy an awful lot of legal representation.

[trad_anglican]

You simply can not fire a man for the consequences of his alcohol addiction.

Alcohol addiction is not necessarily a "disability" under the definition of the ADA. It can be in some cases and isn't in others. I would say in this case he will have difficulty demonstrating that his alcoholism prevented him from performing normal functions of daily life.