Court cautions employers regarding mandatory disclosures of prescription drug use
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that an employer’s substance abuse program made an impermissible medical inquiry under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it asked an employee to disclose all prescription drugs he was taking. Read More
Information Regarding Drug Screening and COVID-19
Per the current dynamics generated by this pandemic, employers should review and assess important information included in this article regarding applicant and employee drug screens. Read More
Rhode Island court rules employer who refused to hire medical marijuana user violated state law
A judge ruled Darlington Fabrics Corp. violated Rhode Island’s medical marijuana law, the Hawkins-Slater Act, when it refused to hire a medical marijuana user because she could not pass a pre-employment drug test. Read More
California introduces bill to protect from medical marijuana users from employment discrimination
Assembly Bill 2069 seeks to prohibit an employer from discriminating against employees “on the basis of his or her status as, or positive drug test for cannabis by, a qualified patient or person with an identification card.” Read More
Connecticut Continues to Extend Protections to Employees under State Medical Marijuana Law, Rejects Federal Preemption Defense
BY DALE L. DEITCHLER AND ELIZABETH R. MCKENNA ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 This article was originally published on Littler Mendelson's website. Click here to read the original article . Read More