Ex-Blue Cross Worker Who Uses CBD for Migraines Gets Bias Trial

May 16, 2022, 8:28 p.m.

• The jury must decide whether passing the test requirement of the job
• The evidence test was false positive and saved costs

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida Inc. may have violated federal and Louisiana disability discrimination laws when he fired a longtime employee who uses CBD oil for his severe migraines after failing a drug test, a New Orleans federal judge ruled.

A jury may find that BCBS did not accommodate Michelle Huber’s hemiplegic migraines, which “cause unilateral weakness and total deterioration,” usually for three days per event, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana said. It could also be found that the company fired Huber after more than 15 years due to his disability and that he interfered …

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