Drug-Free Workplace Policies

Rapid Proliferation of State Marijuana Use Laws Is Having Growing “Drug-Free Workplace” Implications

As of this writing, there are 33 states and the District of Columbia that now have laws permitting the use

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Federal Trial Court Rules Connecticut Medical Marijuana Law Protects Applicant-User Rejected for Job Under Employer’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy

A federal trial court in Connecticut ruled recently that the prohibition of discrimination based on an individual’s participation in the

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Attorney General Sessions Reverses Obama-Era “Hands-Off” Policy Regarding Federal Marijuana Enforcement, Just as California’s Recreational Use Law Goes Into Effect

U.S. Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions has issued a memorandum to all federal prosecutors announcing that going forward, the Department

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Latest Annual Drug Testing Index by Quest Diagnostics Documents Increasing Illicit Drug Use by Employees

Annual workforce drug testing rates recently made available by Quest Diagnostics, an industry leader in diagnostic and clinical testing, show

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Percentage of Full-Time Workers Engaging in Illicit Drug Use Hit 10-Year High in 2015

The percentage of U.S. workers who are full-time employees (FTEs) engaging in illicit drug use (including marijuana) on a monthly

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November Elections Brought Further Expansion of State Legalized Marijuana Laws, Increasing the Challenges Facing Employer Drug-Free Workplace Policies

One other thing that happened on Election Day in November is that via ballot initiatives, voters in four more states

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