This situation of withdrawing a certified medical marijuana user’s job offer after a positive drug test deals with law in Pennsylvania. However, it does provide some guided advice for employers in other jurisdictions. Though it has been around for nearly a decade, the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act continues to cause considerable confusion for employers. A […]
Positive Drug Test Defeats ADA Claim.
This article from Vital Law discusses a physician’s failed attempt to show he was discharged because of an ADA claim violation. Hospital’s adherence to substance abuse policy forecloses inference that prior substance abuse disorder caused discharge due to an ADA claim. A hospital did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated […]
What Background Checks Miss
This is a summary of article by Rachael Zerr at Security Magazine about what background checks miss. We encourage you to read the article in its entirety. We understand that many companies want results fast. But, at what price? Industries with higher regulatory standards, such as finance and transportation, conduct far deeper checks that can […]
The One Word to Describe What You Do for Your Customers
Shep Hyken believes that if you can’t describe what you do in one word, your customers probably can’t either. Shep Hyken came back from the National Speakers Association winter meeting, where several hundred speakers met to hone their speaking and marketing skills. This conference featured Rory Vaden, cofounder of Brand Builders Group and the author […]
Federal Workplace Drug Testing Rules Aren’t Changing
With marijuana rescheduling still left unfulfilled months after President Donald Trump ordered the process to be completed, there are no plans to update federal workplace drug testing rules around cannabis, according to a new filing from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a noticed published in the Federal Register on Friday, […]
