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Legal & Legislative Updates

• DOT Implements Screening for Common Rx Opiates

  (January 5, 2018)

  (Winter 2017) On January 1, 2018, the Department of Transportation (DOT) expanded its drug and alcohol testing requirements to encompass hydrocodone, oxycodone, hydromorphone and oxymorphone. Including these four potentially performance-impacting […]

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• Missouri Slants Workers’ Comp Modification to Benefit Employers

  (October 20, 2017)

  (Fall 2017) In July, the Show-Me State approved Senate Bill 66 (SB66) adjusting workers’ compensation if an employee’s injury was the result of alcohol or nonprescribed controlled drugs.  The compensation […]

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• West Virginia Approves Safer Workplace Act

  (October 20, 2017)

  (Fall 2017) West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed HB 2857 and The Safer Workplace Act became effective on July 7. The measure gives employers more freedom by allowing workplaces to […]

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• Fine-Tuning DFWP Policy in Iowa

  (October 20, 2017)

  (Fall 2017) Iowa’s Senate Bill 32 further articulates drug screening requirements for businesses in the public sector. The measure follows federal standards for urine, blood and oral testing, and restricts […]

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• Indiana Outlaws Synthetic Urine Sales

  (October 20, 2017)

  (Fall 2017) As of July 1, the Hoosier State approved a measure banning the sale of adulterants and synthetic urine. The new law says that anyone distributing these products with […]

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