Uber's chief diversity officer is told to 'step back', while new data shows those aged 65 and over have increased by a third in the last decade Read more
Getting Blunt on Marijuana Policy
Shortly after marijuana was legalized in Denver, I became an HR director for a construction company based right there in the Mile High City. The company … Read more
Urine or You’re Out?
We’ve got to talk about weed — especially if you do pre-employment drug testing. Thirty-six states have legalized medicinal marijuana, while 17 states and … Read more
CBD Won’t Get You High, But It Could Mean You Fail a Drug Test
When you buy a CBD product — let’s say CBD oil tincture — that’s marketed as “THC free,” as many CBD products are, the last thing you’re probably worried … Read more
Illinois Says Employers Can’t Discriminate Against Pot Users
Illinois lawmakers recently approved House Bill 1438, referred to as the “Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,” legalizing recreational marijuana. Governor … Read more
How Marijuana Legalization Impacts Employers
Marijuana legalization is here. There’s just no other way to look at it. In 1999, only five states had legalized medical marijuana. Today that number … Read more
Viva Las Vegas: Caesars Entertainment No Longer Screening for Marijuana Use
You probably knew this day would come: Companies across America are quietly dropping marijuana from the drug tests they give to prospective employees. The … Read more
How to Have a Recovery-Friendly Workplace
Substance abuse in the workplace is a serious liability for employers. Every year in this country, drug and alcohol abuse are major contributors to … Read more
Fail a Drug Test and Keep Your Job? It Could Happen
Remember that scene in Animal House, the one where Donald Sutherland is sitting around with Katy and some of the Deltas, smoking pot and discussing solar … Read more
The Opioid Crises: What Do You Do When Tragedy Strikes a Coworker?
Today we’re seeing an upsurge in deaths that are unusual in both cause and in the age of the deceased. The prescription opioid crises, which claimed 15,000 … Read more