In Lewis v. Southwest Airlines, the plaintiff asserted classwide and “willful” violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s...
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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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Drug Panels and SAMHSA Requirements
About 33 states and municipalities in the United States have some sort of drug testing law. These laws often refer to the Substance Abuse and...
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The Use of Hair Testing in the Transportation Industry
More than 70 percent of all of the freight tonnage moved in the U.S. goes on trucks, an industry that must be focused on safety. It has even...
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Workplace Alcohol Testing: Some States Defer to the Federal Standards
Although not all state drug testing laws include provisions for alcohol testing, many states defer to the federal standards and require workplace...
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NY Highest Court Clarifies Who Can Be Liable for Discrimination Based on Criminal History
In Griffin v. Sirva, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was asked to determine whether Section 296(15) of the New York State...
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Court Certifies Three Classes in Action Challenging WMATA’s Criminal Background Check Policy
After receiving a contingent job offer as a bus operator with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in 2013, Erick Little...
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DOT to Add Synthetic Opioids to its Drug Testing Panel
In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register in which it proposes to amend...
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FMCSA Finalizes Rule on National Drug and Alcohol Testing Clearinghouse
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced a final rule establishing a...
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New Background Check Requirements for California Transportation Network Companies
Effective January 1, 2017, drivers participating with a Transportation Network Company (TNC) in California will be subject to mandatory criminal...
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Governor Baker Signs Legislation Supporting Innovative Transportation Options
Governor Charlie Baker signed bipartisan legislation creating a modern statewide regulatory framework for transportation network companies (TNCs)...
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Federal Agency Launching Commercial Driver Clearinghouse
Commercial truck drivers who had a blood alcohol concentration at or above 0.08 g/dL, which is currently the legal threshold for individuals to be...
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