Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling
Company and clinic conspired to get my employment terminated

This company that i worked for, for 17.5 years conspired with this clinic to rid me of my employment because of my health and medical conditions. And they used the Department Of Transportation Random Drug Policy as a vehicle to do it. They know I'm a diabetic and have high blood pressure and a few other medical conditions. However I am still qualified to drive by the Dept of Transportation and Deparment of Motor Vehicles guidlines.

The company didnt want me driving their vehicles any longer. They also knew that if i had a "refusal to test" charge on a random drug test that i would be terminated, They also knew that i had a documented medical condition relating to my bladder, my surjury and urinating issues. Theres a reason why i came down on a random drug test on Jan 8th and wasn't tested till Jan 27th. The company knew i was going on vacation on Jan 12th for one week, there's a reason why the company didnt test me on on the 8th or 9th which was a Thursday and a Friday, in which i was present at work. What they didn't know or myself either was that on Jan 18th, my last day of my vacation, i was rushed by ambulance from my house to hospital because of conditions relating to a surjury i had a while back.

Not knowing when i'd be back to work, i had to take another week of vacation because of my hospital stay and recovery. Theres a reason why the company didnt get a alternet to do the drug testing, which is what they are suppose to do when random selected employees are not available for testing. Theres a reason why they didnt test me on Jan 26th, my first day back from vacation and hospitalization and recovery, that reason is because they didn't want it to look like they were harrassing me, So they chose Jan 27th. They already had a plan in motion. Theres a reason why on Jan 27th, at 6:30am that they didnt tell me to proceed directly to the drug testing site as is the DOT protocol upon notification, their instructions to me was to go to drug testing site anytime during my shift, which could be 7-8-9 hours after notification which is totally against The DOT protocol.

The reason why they didnt tell me to go to drug testing site at 6:30 am that morning was because everyone wasnt in place to do what they eventually ended up doing. There is a reason why i was sent to this clinic for the very first time ever. The reason being, they couldnt pull off what they did at the other clinic i always went to. They knew me there, for this would have been my 4th time tested in a 9 month period which is a lot, considering there are over 50 drivers and all 50 plus drivers must all have equal chance of being selected. Well because of my medical condition, i tried to buy enough time so that i could give them the urine needed for testing. I went to the clinic before 5 pm in which at that time, the testing shouldnt even have taken place, the testing was comphrimised at that point, the reason for random testing is the element of surprise, Going to the clinic 10 hours after notification is no surprise test. But there was a plan in motion.

As i got to the clinic which is exactly 2.4 miles from my home, i waited for about 45 minutes before testing began, As i made the first attempt to urinate, it wasnt much at all, not enough for testing, i stated to the urine collector my medical condition and that i probably wouldnt be urinating anytime soon, She said ok, unlocked the cabinet to my personal belongings and walked away. I did not ask for my things, When she unlocked the cabinet, for all intense and purposes, the testing was over. For we cannot have those valuables during the testing process. She did not give me any shy bladder instructions pertaining to testing. I got my personal effects and prepared to leave. I figured it was late afternoon, and almost quiting time for them and they knew id get a medical document from doctor within the 5 days after testing is required. So i get my stuff together, say good byes and leave, No one presented anything for me to sign. Now lets put logic and reason and common sense together. July 1st would have been my 18th year anniversary at company, on Dec 1st, i woulda qualified for my lifetime medical benefits and 6 years from now woulda retired with my benefits and pension. Not to mention, i was the route driver in the neighborhood i grew up in, I serviced my own mothers home who is in her 80s, and not to mention people i have known for 45 years. Now who in their right frame of mind is going to risk all that by refusing a drug test? Especially having the medical issues i have, It makes zero sense and i'm smart enough to know that refusing a drug test is the end of my carreer. The fact is I didnt refuse a drug test

When i went to work the day after testing on Jan 27,3 hours into my route, my route supervisor comes out to my route, asked me to park my truck and get into his company pick up. He takes me to the company yard, pulls up behind my personal vehicle, asnd tells me i'm to get in my car and leave the property. Is this how a good standing 18 year employee is suppose to be treated? Even worse, i tell him i need to punch out of the clock, he says no, give me your card and i'll punch out for you, which by the way is against company policy, He takes my card, disappears for a bit, comes back, gets in his pick up and stares me down. I get in my car and leave. Now i been there 18 years and i know of know one getting their cards taken away while suspended. They already knew what they were going to do. A few days later at a hearing, they say they got a report from the clinic that i was mocking the collector and not cooperating with testing procedure which is a total frabrication of the truth. And every employee that knows me well know i would never act like that at any clinic. Im a quiet, shy professional and everything they say that happened at the clinic that day did not happen nor would i permit it to happen. With so much to lose, it would be insane for one in my position to give it all up. Their lies have been believed so far, believed by ones with no logic or reason. I'll fight this to my last breath because know one should be able to get away with this, they shattered my pride, my dignity and the right to continue making a living and reap the benefits that i spent 1/3 of my life working for. Its a shame and i hope someone of power and professionalism realizes whats happened here and acts on it because what this company has done to me is wrong on every level.

Company: Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling
Country: USA
State: California
City: Santa Clara
Address: 3355 Thomas Rd
Phone: 4085659900

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