The State Supreme Court in Washington recently ruled that the Medical Use of Marijuana Act (MUMA) does not provide any legal employment protections in the workplace for individuals who use medical marijuana. As result, any individual who uses medical marijuana under the supervision of a licensed medical practitioner may still be terminated if drug tests […]
A recent case from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should be of interest to all employers trying to navigate the murky waters of employee drug testing and rehabilitation. In the case, an employee sued his former employer for failing to reinstate him to his previous position (sales representative) after completing a one month […]
Medical marijuana has been legalized in more than a dozen states and is being debated in additional state legislatures nationwide. As a result, organizations are becoming exposed to an increasing number of employees and contingent workers that could be under the influence or using medical marijuana while on the job, putting the safety of the […]
To many employers and HR professionals, an I-9 form may appear to be a simple one-page piece of hiring paperwork. However, the one page I-9 form comes with enough rules and regulations to fill a 69-page how-to manual, the M-274 Handbook for Employers. HireRightHireRight is a leading provider of on-demand employment background checks, drug and […]
If the background check had been conducted in accordance with the FMCSA regulations, the company would have discovered that the driver previously had been at fault for causing two rear-end collisions while driving a commercial vehicle; two citations were issued for following closely in those accidents; his commercial driver’s license had been suspended for 60 days, and he had received a speeding citation while operating a tractor-trailer two months prior to the 2007 collision.
In addition to numerous arrests and millions of dollars in fines on businesses by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for inadequate employment eligibility programs, companies in some states must now contend with further potential penalties from the states they operate in, including the loss of its business license. HireRightHireRight is a leading provider of […]
