With all the changes to state laws now permitting recreational and medical marijuana use, HR professionals are understandably feeling dazed and...
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Marijuana in the Workplace: A Hazy Issue for Employers
Reasonable Suspicion Alcohol Test of Employee Was Justified After Bar Fight and Diagnosis of Alcoholic Pancreatitis
Reasonable suspicion alcohol testing of a safety-sensitive employee who was injured in a bar fight and who took medical leave for “acute...
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‘Reasonable Suspicion’ a Preferred Option to Random Drug Testing
Supervisors should undergo reasonable suspicion training to enforce drug-free workplace policies and ensure worker safety, speakers said during...
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Drug Test Entitles Workers to Union Rep
The NLRB says sending a worker for a drug test is the same as disciplinary action and the worker gets to be accompanied by a Union representative...
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More Americans Using Marijuana: Government Report
More Americans are using marijuana, according to a new government report. About 8.4% of Americans ages 12 and older were current users of...
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Pre-Offer Drug Tests Were Not Impermissible Medical Examinations Under the ADA, Court Holds
Pre-offer drug tests to determine the use of illegal drugs did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act’s prohibition on pre-offer...
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Minnesota Court of Appeals Provides Helpful Roadmap for Employers Who Conduct Drug Testing
The Minnesota Court of Appeals handed employers a rare win under the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act, upholding dismissal...
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Employee’s Positive Return-to-Duty Drug Test Result Warranted Termination Despite Employer’s Use of Low Cutoff Concentrations
A Texas oil refinery whose substance abuse policy said an employee “whose drug test is positive, regardless of the reasons for the test,” would be...
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Medical Marijuana Update
With state legislative sessions winding down, it’s been pretty quiet on the medical marijuana front, except for California, where both...
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Medical Marijuana and Employment Discrimination in New Mexico
Although medical marijuana is now legal in twenty-three states, including New Mexico, it remains illegal under federal law. This creates a...
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Marijuana is Now Legal in Oregon
The Measure 91 marijuana legalization initiative approved by Oregon voters is now in effect. That means that people 21 and over can now legally...
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Heroin Use Spikes Among Women, Higher-Income Groups
A federal study of substance use trends revealed that women, people age 18 to 25, and those with higher incomes and private insurance have been...
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