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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced a final rule expanding drug and alcohol testing...
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As of May 2016, 25 states plus the District of Columbia allow the medicinal use of marijuana by patients suffering from certain debilitating...
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OSHA’s final electronic recordkeeping rule, “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” was published in the Federal Register. The...
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Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (Act), effective May 17, 2016, makes the use, possession and distribution of marijuana lawful in the...
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All over the country, employers say they see a disturbing downside of tighter labor markets as they try to rebuild from the worst recession since...
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A federal court in Pennsylvania has allowed an employee to proceed with a wrongful discharge/invasion of privacy claim related to her discharge...
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A federal appeals court has held that the Minnesota drug testing statute applies to an applicant tested in Minnesota, even though the applicant...
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The Rhode Island Supreme Court has held that a three-year statute of limitations applies to claims alleging violations of the employer drug...
MoreDEA Will Announce Whether Marijuana Should Be Reclassified In First Half Of 2016
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it will decide in the first half of 2016 whether marijuana should be reclassified under federal...
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The Montana Supreme Court has upheld against a state constitutional challenge the State’s 2011 Montana Marijuana Act, a new statutory framework...
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In November 2015, medical marijuana dispensaries in Illinois began treating patients under Illinois? Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot...
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