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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The Use of Hair Testing in the Transportation Industry
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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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Governor Christie Announces Bipartisan Agreement on Model Legislation to Reclaim Lives
Governor Chris Christie recently announced a bipartisan agreement on model legislation to help reclaim the millions of family members, friends...
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Medical Marijuana a High Cost to Employers?
It has been estimated that the number of registered medical marijuana users would increase 10-fold to 450,000 people by 2024. But with this uptake...
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West Virginia Enacts Medical Marijuana Law
In April, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed legislation that legalizes the use of medical marijuana for those with serious medical...
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West Virginia Enacts Law Permitting Broad Employment-Related Drug and Alcohol Testing
The Safer Workplace Act, will goes into effect July 7, 2017, will broaden the circumstances under which employers may conduct workplace drug and...
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Unreliable Anonymous Tip Could Not Form Basis of Reasonable Suspicion Drug Test by Public Employer
Ralph Greer established a Fourth Amendment violation by several individual supervisors after being discharged from his position with the Detroit...
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Quest Diagnostics Annual Survey Shows Drug Test Positivity Rates Continue to Climb
A recently published Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index has demonstrated that illicit drug use among United States employees is on the rise...
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Maine Delays Implementation of Certain Provisions of Recreational Marijuana Law
In November, Maine became one of four states in which voters approved a new recreational marijuana law. The law took effect on Jan. 30, but...
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Applicant Who Failed Pre-Employment Drug Test Could Not Show the Public Employer Violated Her Due Process Rights or Title VII
A lawsuit in which a job applicant challenged a public employer’s decision to withdraw an offer to employment after the individual tested positive...
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Considers Employees’ Use of Medical Marijuana
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently heard oral arguments in a case that asks whether employers can be required to make...
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What You Should Understand About States Without a Drug Testing Law
It is important to understand that, even for states without a drug testing statute, laws and case laws still impact the how, when and who of drug...
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