Telecommunications Company Faces Disability Discrimination Claims Based on Ex-Employee's Medical Marijuana Use
A former employee of Altice Technical Services USA filed suit alleging he was discriminated against when he was terminated for using medical marijuana to treat a disability. Read More
U.S. Department of Transportation to Release Revised Federal Drug Testing Form Effective September 1, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation revised federal drug testing Custody and Control Form (CCF) will take effect September 1, 2021. The current version of the Custody and Control Form may continue to be used through August but will expire on August 31, 2021. Read More
U.S. DOT Issues Final Rule Change Allowing Oral Fluid Drug Testing
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a final rule on May 2, 2023, permitting oral fluid testing to be included as part of the industry's drug testing program. 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
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