by mallred | Jun 13, 2019 | Drug Testing, In the News, Industry News
Beginning in 2020, Nevada employers will no longer be able to refuse to hire a job applicant for failing a marijuana drug test. This new law was signed into effect just last week by Governor Steve Sisolak and makes Nevada the first state to pass a law like this. There...
by mallred | Jan 11, 2019 | Complete Employee Screening, Drug Testing, In the News, Industry News
A 2018 survey of employers within the U.S. found that 5% are considering removing marijuana from their workplace drug testing panel in the upcoming year. With all the changing laws, at a first glance removing marijuana may seem like a good idea—but is it really? What...
by mallred | Oct 8, 2018 | Complete Employee Screening, Drug Testing, In the News
It’s easy to find a lot of information about drug testing online, but unfortunately a lot of that information isn’t always the most accurate or reliable. We get clients coming to us all the time with some of these common drug testing myths and half-truths....
by mallred | Oct 4, 2018 | Drug Testing, In the News, Industry News
New court rulings have favored medicinal marijuana users who are trying to gain or keep jobs, prompting employers to be wary of changing laws. Last month, a federal court in Connecticut ruled that refusing to hire a medical marijuana user after they tested positive...
by mallred | Jul 17, 2018 | Drug Testing, In the News, Industry News
Vermont has just become the 9th state in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana as of July 1st. Act 86 was signed into law in January by governor Phil Scott who did so with “mixed emotions”. Under the law, adults of age 21 and older can now possess up...
