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 […]

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, […]

Central Alabama Water gives company-wide random drug tests. Numerous individuals have tested positive. The new management at Central Alabama Water (CAW) is continuing its efforts to comply with nationally recognized standards and procedures. This week, that meant conducting its first full-staff random drug tests on Monday. The tests follow the adoption and implementation of a […]

Seyfarth Synopsis – President Trump’s December 2025 Executive Order signals a possible shift in federal marijuana policy, but many employers still have a lawful and legitimate basis to prohibit impairment at work. Employers that test for marijuana should continue to monitor legal developments and evolving legal risk.  And employers should remind employees of their policy […]

A review of medical cannabis use finds little evidence of benefit. Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science shows about its effectiveness. Addiction experts, who studied hundreds of clinical trials, guidelines and surveys conducted over 15 years, found a gulf between how the […]