This article from Littler presents a recent federal court decision that agreed an Illinois employer had the right to enforce a zero-tolerance policy on marijuana use.   And if you are not an employer in Illinois you can still benefit from the article’s advice.   Off-the-job marijuana use can trigger employee discipline so long as it is […]

We receive many questions about CBD Oil e.g. will use of CBD produce a positive for marijuana? The answer is not a YES or NO but rather it depends. It is a very complicated subject. An article in Mountain West Wire discusses this question. A summary is presented below. But we encourage visiting the article […]

The federal government recently advocated for rescheduling marijuana from a Class I drug to a Class III drug.  This may mean that those operating in safety sensitive positions, e.g. truck drivers, airline pilots, etc., may not need to be tested for marijuana. What follows is a summary of an article by “Marijuana Moment”. We emphasize, […]

When can you rely on a positive drug test to terminate an employee? If the employee suggests a reason for a false positive, like hemp use, can you still side with the drug test? A JDSUPRA article about The Sixth Circuit’s decision in Fisher v. Airgas USA, LLC, et al. is instructive. This is a […]

AND This article from Connecticut Public PBS contains important information concerning the simultaneous consumption of marijuana and alcohol and why this combination is so dangerous. Our focus in this blog post, as always, is to help employers protect their employees, members of the public, and their reputation against the tort of respondeat superior. Respondeat Superior […]