Are you concerned about workplace drug screening? The capacity to test for drug usage in the workplace and establish whether an employee has recently used a substance is made possible by modern advancements in medical technology. Everything you need to know about workplace drug testing, including benefits and drawbacks, will be covered in this blog. […]
Nevada Joins Growing List of Jurisdictions to Ban Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing
Written by Michael Goettig and Scott M. Cooper Effective January 1, 2020, it will be unlawful for Nevada employers to reject job applicants on the basis of a positive test for cannabis use. This follows a ballot initiative which made recreational marijuana use legal in the state in 2017, and places Nevada among a growing list […]
New York City and New Mexico Protect Employees Who Are Medical Marijuana Users (US)
Written by Ariel Cohen New York City has enacted a first-of-its kind law (Intro. No. 1445-A) prohibiting pre-employment drug testing for the presence of marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. The law makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, labor organization, employment agency, or agent thereof to require a prospective employee “to submit to testing for the […]
Medical Marijuana, Employers, and Drug Policies
Written by Brice C. Smallwood Ohio, like most states, has a law (O.R.C. 3796 et. seq.) permitting the use of medical marijuana. Ohio’s medical marijuana program was set to be fully operational as of September 8, 2018; however, the program was plagued by a number of setbacks and is only now getting started. This is likely […]
The number of people testing positive for marijuana in workplace drug tests is exploding, particularly in public safety and national security roles
Written by: Julia Naftulin As more states legalize medicinal and recreational marijuana, more people are using the substance. In fact, a new report from Quest Diagnostics found that more people are testing positive for marijuana in workplace drug tests, with 2017 being the fifth year in a row for increased marijuana detection in urine drug tests. In 2017, 2.6% […]
