Substance Abuse

New and Updated

• Date:

  September 16, 2024

  Type:

  News

  Access to Mental Health, Substance Abuse Benefits Strengthened by Final Rule

  A final rule issued by the DOL, HHS and Treasury Department will help ensure that group health plans and health insurance providers do not make it harder to access mental healthcare benefits or substance abuse treatment than other medical healthcare.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: New Jersey

  Updated to reflect protections against immigrant-status coercion, effective August 8, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: California

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendment to the state  whistleblower protection law  posting requirement.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: Alaska

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendment related to oral fluid drug testing.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: California

  Updated to reflect a court ruling affirming the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, issued July 25, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Illinois

  Updated to reflect retaliation protections under the Illinois Freelance Worker Protection Act and the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, effective July 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: Colorado

  Updated to reflect retaliation protections for employees who are living organ donors, effective June 3, 2024. 

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: Maryland

  Updated to reflect a ban on vaping in indoor places of employment, effective July 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: South Dakota

  Updated to reflect an amendment to the medical cannabis law that strengthens protections for employers, effective July 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking: Minnesota

  Updated to reflect amendments to the Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act (DATWA) clarifying cannabis testing requirements, effective May 24, 2024.