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Nov 27, 2009 labor-law illegal-dismissal due-process seafarer drug-test nominal-damages

Misconduct vs Termination: Balancing Employee Rights and Employer Prerogatives

A seafarer's dismissal for a positive drug test is upheld, but the Court awards nominal damages for lack of due process.