, it had extremely restrictive criteria to qualify for the program. Still, Martin pursued it under the guidance of his doctor and was approved.
“Scott followed exactly what he’s required to do under the collective bargaining agreement, and they still wouldn’t treat him like how they would if he were an opioid patient,” he adds. “You’ve not ever been able to dispense in a collective bargaining agreement with race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality,” he says. “Disabilities are not something that can be bargained away and Scott’s status as a disabled person could not be bargained away. And that’s pretty clear when you look at the history of the statute and why they passed it. So the city’s problem is they want to rationalize discrimination against a disabled person. Effectively, that’s what they’re doing.
“He doesn’t take it to work with him. He doesn’t show up impaired. He’s not been a danger to his fellow firefighters, or to those people he rescues on a daily basis,” Holland says. “He’s an exemplary employee, and that’s what needs to be taken into account. Here’s a guy that put his life on the line for his country overseas in combat and he puts his line on life every day for people in Buffalo.
For Martin, he says that he never suspected he was doing anything wrong since every process was above board and under the guidance of a qualified medical professional. Due to the length of the still ongoing case, he has had time to apply for his veteran benefits, something he had previously neglected to do since he was working his dream job, he says.
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