Legal Related Wells Fargo Analyst Says Federal Marijuana Testing Mandate is to Blame for Trucker Shortages by Sophia Vida February 21, 2022 Trucker shortages in the transportation sector are linked to federal marijuana testing mandates argues one Wells Fargo analyst. Top Wells Fargo analyst Chris Harvey, says that there’s one main reason for rising costs and work...
Legal Related New York Says Employers Can’t Drug Test Most Workers for Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 19, 2021 In a win for marijuana advocates in New York, the state's Department of Labor (DOL) has announced new guidance where employers cannot drug test most workers for marijuana. New York appears to be the first to explicitly bar empl...
Sector News American Nurses are Speaking Out on Marijuana Drug Testing at Work by Sophia Vida May 14, 2021 According to a released statement from the American Cannabis Nurses Association (ACNA), nurses in the country are wanting an end to cannabis drug testing. The Association is calling for elimination of pre-employment and random ...
Sector News Proposed Federal Workplace Drug Testing Could Discriminate Against Minorities by Sophia Vida September 19, 2020 The Department of Health and Human Services’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has proposed to allow federal agencies and certain regulated businesses to drug test workers’ hair. "Hair testing poten...
Legal Related Employers Aren’t Drug Testing for Marijuana As Much Now by Sophia Vida April 29, 2019 According to Lauren Lewis, a recruiter with StaffBuffalo, a recruiting agency, companies are having to loosen their policies on drug testing as marijuana becomes legal. Lewis stated, "We’ve seen that companies have to adapt w...
Trends & Articles Golfer Robert Garrigus is Suspended For Testing Positive for Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 23, 2019 The PGA Tour Announced on Friday that golfer Robert Garrigus was suspended for three months due to testing positive for marijuana. The PGA Tour had said "drug of abuse" but Garrigus later confirmed the drug was marijuana. Th...
Trends & Articles Councilman in New York Wants Marijuana Testing at Companies to Stop by Sophia Vida February 19, 2019 New Yorkers may have something to look forward to if a councilman gets his way. There would be no more marijuana testing done at companies for potential employees. A New York City councilman has drafted legislation that would ...