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Oklahoma’s new drug testing law: Are you ready?

Earlier this year, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed into law a set of sweeping changes to Oklahoma’s drug and alcohol testing act which were championed by the business community and welcomed by Oklahoma employers (see May 18, 2011, EmployerLINC Employment Law Update on the reverse side)....

Sweeping changes to Oklahoma employer drug testing law

Oklahoma has long been considered an employee-friendly state on the issue of drug and alcohol testing by employers. As Oklahoma employers know all too well, the Oklahoma Standards for Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act places significant restrictions on an employer’s ability to conduct testing and creates several hyper-technical and procedural obstacles for employers to navigate. The unfortunate result has been frequent litigation by disgruntled former employees, often with the employee being reinstated despite testing positive for drugs or alcohol....