With marijuana becoming more widely accepted, some are questioning the need for workplace drug testing. Quest Diagnostics recently reviewed...
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Does Workplace Drug Testing Work?
Changing Marijuana Laws and the Opioid Crisis are Prompting Employer Action
Each year, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) holds a panel on state and national drug laws at its employment law and legislative...
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Employers Can Maintain a Drug Free Workplace in California Despite State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
California’s passage of the “Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act,” commonly referred to as Proposition 64...
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Will California Employment Law Protect Medical Marijuana Users?
A proposed bill in the state of California would protect medical marijuana users from employment discrimination. California employers currently...
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The 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...
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Recreational Cannabis in the Workplace: A Guide for California Employers
Although cannabis usage is now legal in the State of California, employers may still prohibit its use in the workplace. Effective in January...
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Opioids, Marijuana and Substance Abuse Issues Present Both Familiar and Groundbreaking Challenges to Employers
With the advent of marijuana decriminalization and expanded use for medicinal purposes, the legal and human challenges regarding the opioid crisis...
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The True Cost of Marijuana Legalization
CNN Money recently reported that $18 billion in tax revenue could be created if marijuana were legalized nationwide. But the benefits – both in...
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Maine Employers Must Ignore Off-Work Marijuana Use, Cease Testing Applicants
This month, Maine has become the first jurisdiction in the nation to protect workers from adverse employment action based on their use of...
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New HHS Guidelines for Drug Testing Panels Effective 10/1/17
In January, the Department of Health and Human Services revised Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs that will become...
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Implications of Marijuana Legalization and Opioid Use to the Workplace and the Workers’ Compensation System
At a recent Workers’ Compensation Education Conference, the senior vice president at PRIUM talked about the impact opioid and heroin use is having...
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Get Out of Your Checkbook: What Legalized Marijuana is Going to Cost
According to a 2016 Gallup poll, more than 60 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, the highest approval rating in its...
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