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Drug Testing
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Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
Transportation Department Proposes Adding Fentanyl to Drug Testing Panel
The Department of Transportation proposed adding fentanyl and norfentanyl (a metabolite of fentanyl) to the DOT drug testing panel and making certain other technical amendments to its drug testing program.…
Budding Trends
The ABCs of CBD? Kind of… 8th Circuit Affirms Termination of Employee Failing Drug Test for Hemp Pain Oil
By J. William Manuel, Anne R. Yuengert
You want a safe workplace and have adopted a Drug Free Workplace policy. You may even have government contracts that require you to drug test your employees. How does the…
Labor & Employment Insights
The ABCs of CBD? Kind of… 8th Circuit Affirms Termination of Employee Failing Drug Test for Hemp Pain Oil
By Anne R. Yuengert, J. William Manuel
You want a safe workplace and have adopted a Drug Free Workplace policy. You may even have government contracts that require you to drug test your employees. How does the…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Drug Testing in the Workplace
A frequent issue for employees in today's workplaces is drug testing. All too often the drug testing laboratory makes a mistake. The lab mistakenly finds Joe Worker tested positive for…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
Iowa Amends Drug Testing Statute, Relieves Some Employer Burdens
By Catherine A. Cano, Kathryn J. Russo
The Iowa drug testing statute (Iowa Code § 730.5) became more employer friendly effective July 1, 2025. Although the Iowa drug testing law remains one of the most technically challenging…
Drug and Alcohol Testing Law Advisor
California Construction Employers May Rely On Legal Exemption To Drug Test for Marijuana
California’s AB 2188 greatly expanded the scope of the state’s existing marijuana laws because it prohibits discrimination based on the off-duty use of marijuana. This prohibition creates a dilemma for…
The Blunt Truth®
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Card-Holder Survives Employer’s Motion to Dismiss
By Jennifer L. Mora, Anthony Califano, Elliot Fink
A recent opinion from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania serves a win to a medical marijuana card-holder who brought claims against an employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”),…
Austin Personal Injury Blog
Are Commercial Truck Drivers Required To Do a Drug Test After an Accident?
Commercial truck drivers transport goods across Texas, but the size and weight of 18-wheelers mean crashes can be catastrophic. One of the most critical safety measures in the trucking industry…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
An EEOC Victory Provides Lessons on Applicant Drug Testing Accommodations
Quick Hits A jury awarded more than $400,000 in damages to an applicant who was denied employment due to a failed drug test—one that the applicant, a veteran, informed the…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
U.S. District Judge Upholds Federal Preemption Over Minnesota State Drug Testing Law
By Publisher, Colin H. Hargreaves, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled in favor of a natural gas distribution company that discharged an employee who failed a random drug test.…