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The article discusses the efforts employers can make to prevent employees citing the shooting of reporter Vester Lee Flanagan II also known as Bryce Williams of WBDJ television station. It mentions the opportunities for WBDJ to handle Flanagan before his hiring, during his employment and after his termination. It presents suggestions for employers including the American with Disabilities Act guideline for handling employees with mental health issues.

The article discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals case Blazek v. City of Lakewood wherein former streets, construction, maintenance and repair department Lakewood, Ohio's worker Jonathan Blazek filed a lawsuit against the city for disability discrimination, claiming that the city terminated him for alcoholism. It mentions the dismissal of the lawsuit by the federal appellate court stating that Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not cover any employees using substances at workplaces.