Substance Abuse

New and Updated

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Oklahoma

  Updated to reflect retaliation protections related to garnishments for employees' tax debts, effective November 1, 2021.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Arkansas

  Updated to reflect discipline protections in the exemption for employees from vaccine mandates related to COVID-19, effective October 13, 2021.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Ohio

  Updated to reflect amendments regarding the use of medical marijuana, effective September 30, 2021.

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  Legal Timetable

  Ohio Law Addressing Discipline for Medical Marijuana Use Takes Effect

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  Legal Timetable

  Pennsylvania Expands List of Serious Medical Conditions Under Medical Marijuana Law

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Hawaii

  Updated to include retaliation protections in the state Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act, effective June 7, 2021.

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  Training

  Reasonable Suspicion Determination and Alcohol and Drug Testing - Supervisor Training

  This training session examines the law and best practices in establishing a reasonable suspicion determination that an employee is using or under the influence of drugs or alcohol and details the steps that lead to an employee referral for drug and alcohol testing.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: Virginia

  Updated to reflect amendments relating to the medical use of cannabis oil as well as the legalization of recreational marijuana, effective July 1, 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Iowa

  Updated to reflect amendments expanding military leave and discrimination protections; and amendments regarding the defrauding of a drug or alcohol test, both effective July 1, 2021.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: Iowa

  Updated to reflect amendments regarding the defrauding of a drug or alcohol test using synthetic urine, effective July 1, 2021.