Topic
Drug Testing
593 published works
Rush on Business
Drug Testing Basics for Iowa Employers
By Rush Nigut
An employer recently called me to inquire about a drug testing policy. The employer received reports that a delivery driver had driven while under the influence of alcohol. These types…
Lancaster Law Blog
Drug Testing: One in Twelve Employees Admit Illegal Drug Use
A recent government survey revealed that 8.2 percent of full-time workers admit illegal drug use during the preceding month. Use rates are even higher for some industries: restaurant workers, 17.4 percent,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Post-Accident Drug Testing Significantly Reduces Workers’ Comp Claims
Alison Morantz and Alexandre Mas have just posted on SSRN their article Does Post-Accident Drug Testing Reduce Injuries? Evidence from a Large Retail Chain. Here's the abstract: This study examines…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Much Better Than “Someone Must Have Set Me Up”
I will never look at a meatball the same way (or at least I will smell it first) after this story.From the article: Officer Claims Wife Put Pot in Meatballs…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Kim Posts Pair on SSRN
Pauline Kim has just posted an article and a chapter on SSRN:The Story of Luck v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: The Struggle to Protect Employee Privacy (chapter in Employment Law…
Rush on Business
Avoid the Pitfalls of Drug Testing
By Rush Nigut
A recent Iowa Supreme Court case, McVey v. National Organization Service, Inc., stresses the importance of developing a drug-testing policy that complies with Iowa law and making sure that policy…
TortsProf Blog
Prisoner Drug Testing
The NYT has a summary of a federal panel's recommendation to reinstate broader use of prisoners for testing drugs, with various safeguards in place in an attempt to avoid the…
Family Law Prof Blog
Case Law Development: Juvenile’s Right of Privacy Not Infringed by Required Drug Testing While in Group Home
By Family Law
The California Court of Appeals answers the following questions regarding rights of juveniles, "Do the statutory provisions broadly empowering the juvenile court to make any reasonable order for the care…
Rush on Business
Are You Drug Testing Employees? Make Sure to Comply with Law
By Rush Nigut
Are You Drug Testing? Make Sure to Comply with Law If you are a private Iowa company that drug tests your prospective or current employees it is important that you…
California Employment Law Update
Marijuana Compassionate Use Act Did Not Protect Employee From Termination
By Tony Oncidi
Ross v. Ragingwire Telecommunications, Inc., 132 Cal. App. 4th 590 (2005) In accordance with the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), Gary Ross had a physician’s recommendation to use…