Since California became the first state to permit the sale and possession of medicinal marijuana in 1996, 22 other states and the District of...
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Legal Marijuana Blurs Workplace Drug Policies
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Dr. Carolyn Clancy, the VA’s interim under secretary for health, told the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs “there are active...
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Dot Every “i” in Iowa to Comply with Drug Testing Law
Iowa Code § 730.5, which relates to private sector drug and alcohol testing, is a strict liability statute and many consider it complicated and...
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District of Columbia Bans Pot Testing of Job Applicants
The D.C. Council unanimously passed a bill prohibiting employers from testing job applicants for marijuana until after they’ve made a...
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Rhode Island Tops In Use of Marijuana and Illicit Drugs, Survey Finds / Interactive
According to a recent annual survey made public by Rhode Island health officials Rhode Islanders use marijuana and illicit drugs at the highest...
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Do DOT-Regulated Employees Have A Privacy Interest In Their Positive Drug and Alcohol Test Results? Maybe Not.
According to a recent decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. employees subject to U.S. Department of...
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Drug-Testing Policy for Prescription Meds May Not Violate ADA
According to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, an employer’s policy of drug testing all employees for prescription drugs that are...
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What Does Alaska’s and Oregon’s Legalization of Marijuana Change for Employers?
On November 4, Oregon, Alaska, and the District of Columbia became the latest jurisdictions to pass referendums decriminalizing the recreational...
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Admissions of Drug Use By Employees Are Not The Same As Positive Test Results in Minnesota
A common occurrence when employees are confronted with a requirement to take a drug test: they often confess. Sometimes they suggest that the...
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Federal Court of Appeals Addresses Testing Employees for Lawful Prescription Drug Use
The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) makes it unlawful for an employer to either require its employees to undergo medical...
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Worker Drug Test Positives Rise for First Time Since 2003
A new study published by Quest Diagnostics reported an increase in the workforce drug test positivity rate for the first time in ten years, fueled...
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A Three Pronged Strategy To Stay Ahead Of Drug Test Cheaters (Second of two parts)
The first part of this article examined the creative ways in which some individuals try to beat a drug test. In order to beat cheaters at their...
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