Quarterly Updates
Winter 2011
ADA Limits on Medical Inquiries May Include Tests for Legal Drugs
Employer Drug Testing Policies:Legal Drugs are Different
Autumn 2010
Recent Data Shows that Marijuana is Still the Number One Drug of Abuse
According to data recently released by the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), marijuana is still the drug most often detected by employment drug tests.
Summer 2010
DOT Adopts New Drug & Alcohol Testing Rules - Do You Need to Update Your Drug Testing Program?
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule amending certain drug testing procedures goes into effect October 1, and regulated employers are moving to update their written testing plans and practices to reflect the changes.
Spring 2010
A Case Study in How Not to Terminate an Employee Who Failed a Drug Test
Sometimes a court decision can be instructive not because of the law it promulgates, but because of the object lesson it provides. Such a case is the Matter of Michael Brown, an unpublished decision recently decided by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
Winter 2010
Cocaine and Amphetamine Use Continue Decline; Test Methods Evolve
A new “Drug Testing Index Special Report” issued by laboratory giant Quest Diagnostics suggests that the abuse of illegal amphetamines and cocaine have continued to decline among United States workers, although it appears that urine drug tests fail to detect a fair number of those who abuse these drugs.
