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Manufacturers Must Consider Employee Use of Prescription Medications on an Individualized Basis

Manufacturers that conduct workplace drug and alcohol testing must be careful when addressing drug test results and employee disclosures of prescription medication use, especially as drug use has surged across the country...more

Use of Opioid Medications By Applicant For Forklift Job Was Not Sufficient to Deny Employment Without Individualized Assessment

A federal court in Ohio denied summary judgment to both parties where an employer refused to hire an applicant who used opioid medication as a forklift driver. The court held that there were disputed issues of fact as to...more

DEA Issues Public Safety Alert Concerning Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert on September 27, 2021 to warn Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and...more

Request For Medical Examination Was Permissible Under ADA After Positive Drug Test Result

A federal court in Indiana dismissed an employee’s claim that his employer did not have the right to request a medical examination after he tested positive for drugs and subsequently admitted that he was taking numerous...more

Employer’s Request To Count Employee’s Prescription Medication Sufficient To Support Invasion Of Privacy Claim

A federal court in Alabama held that an employer’s request to count an employee’s prescription medication – in connection with a drug test that the employee passed – supported the employee’s claim for invasion of privacy....more

DEA’s National Drug Threat Assessment Shows Marijuana Potency And Demand Increasing; Black Market Operations Thriving

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration published its 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment on January 30, 2020. The DEA’s annual report is a comprehensive strategic assessment of the threat posed to...more

1/31/2020  /  DEA , Marijuana , Opioid , Prescription Drugs

FDA Approves Marijuana-Based Drug For The First Time

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved June 25, 2018 a prescription drug made from marijuana for the first time. The drug, known as Epidiolex, is approved to treat seizures in two rare and severe forms of epilepsy,...more

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