Coca-Cola Seeks Rehearing After Split Panel Reverses Summary Judgment In Drug Case

(September 9, 2024, 2:27 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (CCBC) filed a petition for rehearing en banc after a split Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled that a former employee who is Black and was terminated for failing a drug test may proceed with his race discrimination and retaliation claims after showing that there was a genuine dispute over whether he waived his claims that accrued prior to the negotiation of a last chance agreement (LCA) and presenting sufficient evidence that a similarly situated white male was given an additional chance after also failing a drug test....