U.S. Department of Transportation Proposed Rule Change for Oral Fluid Testing
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Monday, February 28, 2022 a proposed rule change allowing employers the option of adding Oral Fluid testing specimens in their drug testing programs. Read More
Steel Company Accused of Violating Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act
An engineer with a medical marijuana card claims that Cleveland Cliffs Steel rescinded a job offer after the results of a drug test returned positive for marijuana Read More
New York Department of Labor Publishes FAQs Regarding Marijuana and the Workplace
Entitled " Adult Use Cannabis and the Workplace - New York Labor Law 201-D, " the guidance was designed to address questions related to the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act ("MRTA"). Read More
Update: DOT Proposed Rule Change for Oral Fluid Testing Comment Period Extended to April 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced it will be extending the comment period for its Notice to Proposed Rulemaking to amend, among other things, its transportation industry drug testing program procedures regulations, 49 CFR part 40, to include oral fluid testing. Read More
Turkey Product Producer Involved in Class Action Suit Involving Applicant Discrimination Accusations
Plaintiff Douglas Mohr lodged a class action suit in Arkansas federal court on October 5, 2021 claiming violations of Amendment 98 of the Arkansas constitution after Butterball denied him a position per his status as a medical marijuana patient. Amendment 98 allows employers to maintain drug testing programs, deny employment for drug use on company property and refrain from hiring applicants that test positive for substances other than marijuana.... Read More