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Legal & Legislative Updates

• The New A.G. Asks Leadership to Rollback Medical Marijuana Stand

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) In a letter to Congressional leaders, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked that leadership undo the prohibitions that have been in place since 2014 which restrict the use of […]

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• Rhode Island Supreme Court Decision Could Have Broad Impact

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) The Rhode Island Supreme Court made a recent decision that could affect not only employers in Rhode Island but could open the doors in other states. At the […]

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• Aetna Lowers Hurdle for Opioid Addiction Treatment

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) As of March, Aetna became the third health insurance company to drop preauthorization for opioid addiction treatment on commercial plans. The insurer joins Cigna and Anthem in this […]

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• DOD Increases Drug Screening for New Recruits

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) As of April 3rd, the Department of Defense (DOD) requires military applicants to be drug tested for the same substances active-duty members are tested. The new policy is […]

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• VA Works to Limit Employee Drug Theft

  (June 23, 2017)

  (Summer 2017) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently tightened its monitoring of physicians, nurses and other employees after admitting that the organization had been lax on drug testing and […]

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