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EEOC Addresses Employees’ Opioid Use in New Guidance

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The EEOC recently issued new guidance regarding employees who legally use, or have previously used, opioids. The guides provide important clarification for employees and healthcare providers regarding the interplay between...more

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Foothills Child Development Center Agrees to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Company Fired Employee for Participation in Medication-Assisted Treatment for Drug Addiction, Federal Agency Charged - GREENVILLE, S.C. - Foothills Child Development Center, Inc., a South Carolina corporation that owns...more

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On Drugs and at Work: Keeping Your Work Force Safe and ADA-Compliant in the Opioid Abuse Problem

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According to research conducted by the Mayo Clinic, seventy percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half receive at least two prescriptions. Twenty percent of U.S. patients are on five or...more

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EEOC Increases Scrutiny of Employer Actions Taken Against Prescription Drug Users

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Prescription drug abuse has made national news in the last few years. In March 2016, President Obama noted that “prescription opioid abuse and [the] heroin epidemic claims the lives of tens of thousands of Americans each...more

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