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Drug Testing
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School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 2/9/23
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag: As an HR director for a Connecticut school district, I read with interest your response last week to the security guard…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Does it Still Make Sense for Pennsylvania Employers to Drug Test?
By Katie Oswald
Legalization/decriminalization, the lack of specificity in drug testing technology, and the great resignation have changed the landscape surrounding workplace drug testing Ashley J. Puchalski, Esq., apuchalski@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5509 Drug testing in the workplace…
School Law
CAS Legal Mailbag – 1/26/23
Originally appeared in the CAS Weekly Newsletter Dear Legal Mailbag: With THC and nicotine vaping on the rise in schools, as a high school administrator, I have a couple of questions…
Labor & Employment Insights
2022, Who Were You? A Recap of Hot Issues in 2022.
By Sarahanne Y. Vaughan, Anne R. Yuengert
As we barrel into 2023, it is worth a look back at last year. Employment law issues in 2022 were diverse, ranging from federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates (yes, that was…
Employment Law Letter
Last Chance Agreements, Medical Marijuana, and Unemployment Benefits: Oh My
By Sarah A. Westby, Sarah N. Niemiroski
The year is 2015. An employee, employer, and local union enter into a last chance agreement that forbids the employee’s use of controlled substances. If the employee violates the agreement,…
The Pre-Flight Brief
Arguments That Won’t Win A Drug Testing Refusal Case
By Greg Reigel
If you are a safety sensitive employee (pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, dispatchers, etc.) working for Part 121 and 135 carriers, a maintenance provider who maintains aircraft on behalf of those…
Iowa Employer Law Blog
Ignoring a Failed Drug Test as a "Reasonable Accommodation?"
By rsamson@dickinsonlaw.com Dickinson Mackaman Tyler Hagen P.C.
On September 21, 2022, the EEOC announced that it was suing a Florida senior living residence, and the entity which owned it, for disability discrimination. The EEOC stated that the…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Walmart Named in Legal Cannabis Class Action Suit for Retaliating Against Employees
By Jade
Cannabis use has been legalized in 19 different states, so far. In New Jersey, state legislation has been passed to ensure employees who engage with cannabis recreationally are not penalized…
The Blunt Truth®
New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Issues Guidance on “Workplace Impairment” Determinations
By Jennifer L. Mora, Frederick T. Smith
As previously reported here, on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act” (CREAMMA), which amended the New…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
California Enacts Law Prohibiting Employment Discrimination Based On Off-Duty Marijuana Use, Effective 2024
By Kathryn J. Russo, Matthew F. Nieman
Governor Gavin Newsome signed into law September 19, 2022 several measures relating to marijuana, including one that prohibits employment discrimination based on off-duty use of marijuana. The law takes effect…