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As part of the full legalization of recreational marijuana, House Bill 0902 creates the Cannabis Legalization Equity Act, which provides details...
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Employers might assume that an injured worker’s positive post-accident drug or alcohol test will automatically defeat a related workers’...
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Data released by Quest Diagnostics shows that drug use in the United States workforce increased by double digits between 2015 and 2017 in five...
MoreStates Move to Ban Synthetic Urine
Mississippi Representative Willie Bailey recently proposed the bill “Urine Trouble Act,” which is intended to address synthetic urine being used...
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The 30th year of the Drug-Free Workplace Act and the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI) continues to demonstrate that drug positivity...
MoreCaesars No Longer Screening Job Applicants for Marijuana Use
Prompted by Nevada’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana use, Caesars Entertainment Corp. has announced that it will no longer screen...
MoreHow Indiana’s Legalization of CBD Oil Will Impact Workplace Drug Testing
In March 2018, the sale and use of cannabis-derived CBD oil was legalized throughout the state of Indiana, but Act 52 raises new questions for...
MoreThe Coming Decline of the Employment Drug Test
Marijuana is now legal in nine states and Washington, D.C., which has resulted in the slow decline of pre-employment drug tests. Excellence Health...
MoreMaine Recreational Marijuana Law Limits Drug Testing, Disciplinary Consequences Imposed by Employers
Effective February 1, 2018, a provision of Maine’s recreational marijuana law prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions for...
MoreHair or Saliva or Urine? Which is Best for Drug-Testing Job Candidates?
There are currently three primary methods for specimen collection for employers who want to create a safe and healthy workforce through drug...
MoreFake Urine Ban Being Considered in Mississippi
The Mississippi Urine Trouble Act, sponsored by Republican State Representative Andy Gipson, would ban the sale or use of synthetic human urine...
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