NSC, ACOEM: Time to address legal marijuana and workplace safety
Policy statements from two safety organizations in the space of one week show the high priority of addressing legal marijuana use and safety in the U.S. workforce.
Drugs/Alcohol
New toolkit to help employers address opioid usage by employees
If you’re not sure your company has a comprehensive plan to address employee opioid addiction, you’re not alone. The good news is that the National Safety Council has released materials to help employers.
What leads to long-term opioid use after a workplace injury?
A new study reveals six factors that can lead to long-term opioid use for employees injured at work and who weren’t previously taking the prescription painkillers.
Are workers’ comp laws and insurers to blame for opioid crisis?
A doctor testified in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson that workers’ compensation laws and insurers were to blame for the opioid crisis, not pharmaceutical companies.
Experts: 4 myths about weed at work
As most states now allow medical marijuana and more are legalizing recreational use, laws and courts are increasingly addressing workplace ramifications.
What Would You Do? Can you hire applicant who uses medical marijuana?
Here’s a challenging scenario: A prospective new hire seems perfect for a position in the shipping office, but she is a legal user of medical marijuana. Company policy says employees can use medical marijuana as long as they’re not in a safety-sensitive position, but the policy fails to clarify what such a job is. What would […]
Nurse practitioner pleads guilty to running an illegal pain clinic
Medical personnel need the proper licensing to write pain medication prescriptions for injured workers, or else they could face felony charges.
Disciplined because he filed for workers’ comp or due to positive drug test?
An employee claims his employer retaliated against him for collecting workers’ comp benefits. What did a court think about his claim?
Drug testing, safety incentives OK under OSHA recordkeeping regulation
OSHA has issued a memo that it hopes will clear up some confusion over whether certain drug testing and safety incentive programs aren’t permitted under its 2016 recordkeeping regulation.
