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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Accommodating cannabis: A "how-to" for employers

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These steps could help keep you out of trouble. An employee in a safety-sensitive job who has been diagnosed with cancer is selected for a random drug test. The test result comes back positive for TCHA...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CBD & The Workplace, A Word to The Wise

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Federally legal CBD products may, under some circumstances, cause consumers to fail drug tests. An employer’s right to terminate employee-consumers on that basis is not prohibited by federal law, including the Americans with...more

Snell & Wilmer

Let’s Get Out of the Weeds; Understanding Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Laws

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Can an employer terminate the employment of a medical marijuana cardholder who tests positive after a work-related injury? A recent decision tackles this question and represents a first look at the legal issues under...more

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Positive No More: Rhode Island Employers Need to Think Twice Before Denying Employment Based on a Positive Drug Test

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In a recently issued trial court decision, Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Corp., a Rhode Island Superior Court justice held that an employer could not deny employment to an applicant licensed under state law to possess and...more

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