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Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/8/2013

Health Care Facility Refused to Allow Alternate Form of Drug Testing as a Reasonable Accommodation for Applicant with Renal Failure, Agency Charged - DALLAS - The Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation violated federal...more

You Can Still Get Fired for Smoking Pot in Colorado

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 5/2/2013

Employees in Colorado can still be fired for testing positive for marijuana, an appeals court ruled last week. Medical use of marijuana has been legal in Colorado since 2000, and the state legalized the drug outright...more

Congress Passes New Transportation Funding Bill

by Begam & Marks on 3/21/2013

MAP-21 has been signed into law. The U.S Congress passed the immense new transportation bill that mandates many new provisions affecting motor carrier safety. One of the most important provisions being that all interstate bus...more

Marijuana in the Workplace [Video]

by Lawline.com on 3/6/2013

oin Attorney Tracey Diamond as she discusses how legalizing marijuana for medical use for individuals suffering from cancer, acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other debilitating life-threatening illnesses. Ms. Diamond...more

Canadian Courts Consider Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace

by Bennett Jones LLP on 2/1/2013

The Supreme Court of Canada (in Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd. v. Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30) and the Alberta Court of Appeal (in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 707 v....more

Can You Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana?

by Michele Bowman | Lawyers.com on 1/11/2013

In two recent cases, the EEOC settled with employers who had fired workers because of positive drug tests for prescription drugs. But in states where medical marijuana is legal, can employers fire employees who test positive...more

Chinese FDA Unveils Plan for Regulatory Reform

by Katherine Wang | Ropes & Gray LLP on 1/9/2013

The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (“SFDA”) announced a plan for regulatory reform (“Reform Plan”) and is soliciting public comments through January 15, 2013. The Reform Plan sets forth the following key strategic...more

Your Best Outcome After Violating Probation

by The Byrd Law Firm, P.A. on 12/20/2012

Florida courts often give someone convicted of a crime the probation or community control instead of jail time. Probation is granted with the understanding that the convicted person will abide by the terms and requirements of...more

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Now Operating in Arizona

by Neil Alexander, Kristy Peters | Littler on 12/13/2012

On December 3, 2012, an Arizona Superior Court judge issued an order holding that the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not preempt the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Three days later, the first medical marijuana...more

Alberta Court of Appeal Maintains Injunction Postponing Random Drug Testing

by Laura Buckingham | Field Law on 12/12/2012

The Alberta Court of Appeal, in a 2 to 1 decision released December 5, 2012, has kept an injunction in place to prevent Suncor from implementing random drug testing of employees until a union grievance can be heard....more

DOT Clarifies Position After States Permit Recreational Use of Marijuana

by Tressi L. Cordaro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/11/2012

On December 3, 2012, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Director, Jim Swart, with the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, issued a letter responding to inquires about the impact to DOT regulations after the...more

Combating Loss Of Life From Commercial Vehicle Wrecks

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 12/10/2012

Recently we blogged about the tightening of controls around medical exams for commercial vehicle drivers across the country set to being in May 2014. In accordance with this same aim to increase the safety of lives on the...more

Staying Ahead of the Curve As You Expand Your Workforce

by Catherine Wright | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 12/5/2012

As seen in The Goods published by the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers. Based on the recently conducted 2012 Annual Manufacturing Wage and Benefit Survey, 52% of Kentucky manufacturers plan to hire between one and...more

Drug Testing Policies Up in Smoke?

by Adam Santucci | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 12/5/2012

We have been getting a lot of questions from employers about how employees' legal use of marijuana impacts an employer's ability to enforce its drug testing policy. Most of these questions were generated by the recent actions...more

Employers Should Proceed Cautiously When Administering Drug and Alcohol Testing

by Melissa Burdorf, Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 12/3/2012

A recent New Jersey case, A.D.P. v. ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, +2012 N.J. Super. LEXIS 171 (App. Div. 2012), makes clear that employers should think twice when implementing drug and alcohol testing policies to...more

The Times They Are a-Changin’: What Employers Need to Know Now About Legislative Developments, NLRB Activities and the EEOC’s...

by Lane Powell PC - Labor & Employment Law on 11/19/2012

Prompted by many inquiries from employers about recent significant developments in workplace laws, Lane Powell provides the following overview on the Marriage Equality Act and the recreational marijuana initiative passed by...more

Two-Year Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Termination Claims Under Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act

by Manish K. Jain | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/12/2012

In September of 2012, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held in Sipe v. STS Manufacturing., Inc. et al., No. A11-2082 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2012), that a wrongful termination claim under the Minnesota Drug and Alcohol...more

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Fort Worth Center of Rehabilitation Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

You Can Still Get Fired for Smoking Pot in Colorado

Congress Passes New Transportation Funding Bill

Marijuana in the Workplace [Video]

Canadian Courts Consider Alcohol and Drug Testing in the Workplace

Can You Be Fired for Using Medical Marijuana?

Chinese FDA Unveils Plan for Regulatory Reform

Your Best Outcome After Violating Probation

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Now Operating in Arizona

Alberta Court of Appeal Maintains Injunction Postponing Random Drug Testing

DOT Clarifies Position After States Permit Recreational Use of Marijuana

Combating Loss Of Life From Commercial Vehicle Wrecks

Staying Ahead of the Curve As You Expand Your Workforce

Drug Testing Policies Up in Smoke?

Employers Should Proceed Cautiously When Administering Drug and Alcohol Testing

The Times They Are a-Changin’: What Employers Need to Know Now About Legislative Developments, NLRB Activities and the EEOC’s...

Two-Year Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Termination Claims Under Minnesota’s Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act

Marijuana in the Workplace [Video]

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