Drug Testing in an Age of Opioid Abuse, Pot Legalization
TRSA’s latest webinar, “Drug Testing in an Era of Marijuana and Opioids,” sponsored by JENSEN, features Jennifer Sandberg, a partner at the Fisher Phillips Law Firm, Atlanta. Sandberg focused on many issues related to drug testing, mainly on the tricky nature of testing in the age of medical marijuana, legalized recreational marijuana use and opioids.
Sandberg stressed that a drug policy is an important tool for all businesses to have in place, but implementing it in a fair, accurate and legal way can sometimes be difficult. Potential concerns include ensuring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Sandberg also discussed why going with a “zero-tolerance policy” may be more difficult than it sounds.
Other topics Sandberg addressed on testing include:
- Knowing current state/federal laws
- Having an easily accessible written policy to employees/employee prospects
- Focusing on prevention, rather than punishment
- Identifying priorities
- “Reasonable Suspicion” testing
- Consequences of Policy Violations
TRSA has an on-demand learning library that will allow you to “live stream” all of the association’s webinars, including this latest edition. TRSA members can purchase webinars, and other training and educational resources at a reduced member price. Visit www.trsa.org/ondemand to go to TRSA’s On-Demand Learning portal to view this webinar, and scores of others on an array of topics.