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Drug Testing
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Ogletree Deakins Insights
Minnesota Legislature Passes New Recreational Marijuana Bill
We are close to the end of the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, and the legislature has left employers in the weeds with all the drastic changes. Namely, the legislature sent…
Simple Justice
Is Workplace Drug Testing “Absurd”?
Back in the good old days of the Drug War, laws were enacted to require drug testing of employees by employers. The twofold argument was fairly obvious and uncontroversial. If…
Green Leaf Brief
Use of Cannabis by Workers in Safety-Sensitive Positions
While States Continue to Regulate Employers’ Right to Refuse to Hire, Discipline, or Terminate Employees Based on Their On- and Off-Duty Marijuana Use, Some Legal Tools Remain for Maintaining Drug-Free…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
U.S. Department of Transportation Allows Oral Fluid Drug Testing
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published new regulations in the Federal Register on May 2, 2023 that will allow covered employers to use oral fluid testing for drugs. While…
Canna Law Blog
U.S. Department of Transportation Updates Its Drug Testing Policy
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalized a rule to amend its drug testing policy in a way that could have significant implications for truckers, commercial drivers, pilots and…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
U.S. Department of Transportation Approves Oral Fluid Testing for Drug Testing
By By: Dennis C. Gardner, Bailey N. Michell
On May 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule amending its regulated industry drug testing program to allow for oral fluid testing. Quick Hits The…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
What New York Employers Need to Know About Marijuana Two Years After Legalization
It’s been two years since the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act legalized marijuana in New York State on March 31, 2021 and prohibited employers from drug testing for marijuana (for…
Legal Profession Blog
From Big Law To Skype To Netflix To Proposed Disbarment
Misconduct in his own divorce litigation drew a proposed disbarment of an attorney by the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility.The Hearing Committee Report notes his impressive legal careerFrom…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Trickledown of Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act: Relying on Reasonable Suspicion Programs In Place of Routine Marijuana Testing (Part 2 of 2)
By Katie Oswald
Last issue, we discussed whether it still makes sense for local employers to routinely test employees and applicants for marijuana considering Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act, changing social/political landscapes, and other…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
No privacy for drug-test pees
Someone on Reddit asks: Is it legal for my new employer to watch my pee for a drug test? I can’t speak for every state, but in my state the…