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
Court Addresses Definition of "Under the Influence"
In January, a Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas judge addressed the question of what constitutes being "under the influence" for purposes of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (Act)'s safety exception. Read More
HHS Proposed Rule Change for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs
On April 7, 2022, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule change concerning Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Testing Programs using urine. Read More
2022 Quest Drug Testing Index Report
During the 5th annual National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) conference held in Belleview, Washington, Quest Diagnostics released findings of their annual Drug Testing Index (DTI) report. Read More