Anderson v. City of Taylor
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44706, 2005 WL 1984438 (2005)
- Written by Jamie Milne, JD
Facts
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had a grant program that allowed FEMA to provide grants to fire departments to, among other things, establish wellness programs for firefighters. Programs with mandatory participation received priority. The fire department for the city of Taylor, Michigan (city) (defendant) applied for a FEMA grant to establish a firefighter-wellness program. The department’s proposed program was to be mandatory while also offering the firefighters participation incentives like access to city fitness facilities. FEMA approved the grant application, and the department instituted its wellness program. The program required each firefighter to participate in a health appraisal that involved a mandatory blood draw to test cholesterol levels. Several individual firefighters (plaintiffs) sued the city, alleging that the mandatory blood draws violated their constitutional rights. The city moved for summary judgment, arguing that there was no constitutional violation because the blood draws were purely for health-screening purposes and had no punitive consequences. The district court considered the motion.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Borman, J.)
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