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Legalizing Marijuana – Off-Duty Use – An Employer’s Quandary
More and more cities and states are legalizing the use of marijuana for medical and recreational use. The good news is that means in those...
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Don’t Get Lost in the Weeds: Medical Marijuana is Now Legal in New York
The Compassionate Care Act, which was signed into law in July 2014, legalizes and regulates the manufacture, sale and use of medical marijuana in...
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Novus Warns That Drug and Alcohol Abuse Are Impacting Key Industries Pivotal to World Economy
According to a report issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), substance and alcohol abuse has been...
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Top 10 Reasons to Update Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policies in 2016
With the beginning of a new year, it is time to make resolutions and review old, outdated workplace policies. Employers who conduct drug and...
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When Must Companies Accommodate Employee Medical Marijuana Use? How About Never?
Grilling a medical marijuana user about her disability, just before firing the employee, could give rise to a viable disability-discrimination...
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FMCSA Reduces Drug Testing Requirement for 2016
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has reduced the minimum annual percentage rate for random...
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More on Marijuana and Off-Duty Conduct Laws
It appears that Ohio’s proposed off-duty conduct law is a whole lot worse for employers than Colorado’s similar (but very different)...
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Washington Court Dismisses Medical Marijuana Claims Asserted by Employee
Another Washington court has held that an employer lawfully may terminate an employee for using marijuana, even when the employee had a...
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Employee Termination Upheld Due to Failure to Comply with Employer’s Prescription Medication Policy
A federal court in Utah upheld the termination of an employee who did not disclose his use of prescription medication in accordance with his...
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Employee Failed to Show that Positive Drug Test Result For Barbiturates Was Discriminatory
A federal court in Georgia rejected an employee’s claim that his termination after a positive drug test result for barbiturates was...
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Ohio Employers Need Not Be Hazy About Marijuana in the Workplace
Every employer in Ohio and surrounding states must now begin to develop workplace controls to fully address the legalization of marijuana in Ohio...
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