The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed numerous lawsuits against employers who take adverse actions against applicants and...
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With the enactment of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) in 2010, the number of medical marijuana card holders in Arizona is over 65,000 and...
MoreEmployees Under the Influence: Disabled But Not Unfireable
The University of Southern California recently terminated Steve Sarkisian, their head football coach. The firing came after a cavalcade of...
MoreMarijuana in the Workplace: A Hazy Issue for Employers
With all the changes to state laws now permitting recreational and medical marijuana use, HR professionals are understandably feeling dazed and...
MoreReasonable 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...
More‘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...
MoreDrug 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...
MoreMore 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...
MorePre-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...
MoreMinnesota 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...
MoreEmployee’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...
MoreMedical 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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