Maine employers should consider including this statement in their handbook to inform employees and supervisors about the Maine Act to Regulate Employer Surveillance to Protect Workers and to demonstrate compliance with the law, effective July 29, 2026.
In a move with potentially significant implications for employers' approaches to drug testing, reasonable accommodation under the ADA and other workplace policies, the Department of Justice recently issued an order that reclassifies certain medical marijuana products as Schedule III controlled substances.
HR guidance on implementing work rules that effectively address employer objectives and provide employees and supervisors with guidance as to acceptable and unacceptable workplace conduct.