A company decided to take back a conditional offer of employment after it found the applicant was a recovering drug addict. A lawsuit followed. [Read more…]
Prescribed pot compromises safety: What can employers do?
February 20, 2009 107 Comments
Imagine this: One of your employees is on pain medication that could compromise his safety and productivity, as well as that of co-workers. But, because of state law, you have to accommodate the employee. Not only that, but federal law says the pain medication is illegal. [Read more…]
Injured worker used pot, but was he high?
November 10, 2008 36 Comments
An employee was injured on the job and received workers’ comp. However, his employer appealed the decision because urine tests showed he’d been using an illegal drug before the incident. [Read more…]
