Quarterly Updates
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 Such a case is the Matter of Michael Brown, an unpublished decision recently decided by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.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.
