The Rhode Island Supreme Court has held that a three-year statute of limitations applies to claims alleging violations of the employer drug...
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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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Drug overdoses—predominantly from opioid painkillers such as OxyContinand Percocet—now exceed car crashes as the leading cause of unintentional...
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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...
MoreDon’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...
MoreNovus 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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With the beginning of a new year, it is time to make resolutions and review old, outdated workplace policies. Employers who conduct drug and...
MoreWhen 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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The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has reduced the minimum annual percentage rate for random...
MoreMore 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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