The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently published a final rule which significantly updates its regulated industry drug testing program. Published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2023, the final rule introduces
In drug testing news, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) published guidelines for oral fluid drug testing, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Employers regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) must be ready to comply with the requirements of the FMCSA Commercial Driver’s
Opioid abuse is a serious national crisis. According to the Hawaii Opioid Initiative: 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. In Hawaii, between 2012 and 2016, an average of 150 people per year died from a drug
An employer cannot assume that a medical marijuana cardholder uses marijuana according to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii in Kamakeeaina v. Armstrong Produce, Ltd. Background Buddy Kamakeeaina alleged
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by an employee of Charter Communications, LLC (“Charter”) who was fired after testing positive for marijuana,
On October 11, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a Standard Interpretation Memorandum clarifying its position that workplace safety incentive programs and post-incident drug
Pursuant to Act 116 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, a working group has been formed to discuss potential legislation that would provide job protection for employees who possess a medical marijuana (“MMJ”)