FMCSA Announces Temporary Waiver for Certain Pre-Employment Drug Screening Requirements
On June 5, 2020 the FMCSA announced a provision which allows an employer to forgo a pre-employment test in instances where an employee may have been furloughed, laid off or out of their safety sensitive position for 90 days or more. Read More
Law Enacted in NYC Prohibiting Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Marijuana
As of May 10, 2020, it is an "unlawful discriminatory practice" to test an applicant for marijuana as part of pre-employment drug screening in New York City. Read More
Arbitrator Finds in Favor of Employer Regarding Required Post-Accident Drug Testing
The decision determined that the employer had the right to demand drug tests from two employees in order to determine the cause of a workplace accident. 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
NJ Supreme Court Holds Medical Marijuana Use Outside of the Workplace is Protected Under State Law and Employers are Required to Accommodate After-Hours Use
By Lauren J. Marcus , Dylan C. Dindial , Jennifer Chierek Znosko , and Elizabeth R. McKenna on March 16, 2020 Read More