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2006-2007 Guide to State and Federal Drug-Testing Laws(14th Edition )

Guide to State and Federal Drug-Testing Laws Is This You?

Your company's headquarters are in one state.
Your main operations are in another.
You have distribution centers in three states and marketing representatives in 15.
You have one company drug-testing policy and 20 states to deal with.

Whom can you drug test?...
When?...
How?
Your company needs to know the answers.

The 2006-2007 Guide to State and Federal Drug-Testing Laws has the answers.

The Guide to State and Federal Drug-Testing Laws now in two volumes is more than 1100 pages, and provides a thorough analysis of the statutory law, case law, and regulations affecting drug testing in the workplace. Updated yearly in September, the Guide addresses legal restrictions on drug-testing procedures and the types of testing employers may conduct. The Guide includes:

• Summaries of state and federal statutes and case law
• Summaries of related workers' and unemployment compensation statutes and cases
• Matrices of drug-testing statutes and cases
• Analyses of state laws that restrict random drug testing, on-site testing, and hair testing
• Summaries of the drug-free workplace requirements for federal contractors and grantees
• Summaries of DoT regulations, and of relevant ADA and FMLA requirements
  
• Guidence from SAMHSA & DOT
  
• A directory of useful contacts and resources

• What impact has drug-testing litigation had on the rights of employers and employees in my state?
• Has my state legislature enacted a drug-testing law?
• What states restrict or prohibit preemployment, "for cause," random, and other types of drug testing?
• What states have workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation provisions relevant to employee drug testing?
• What states have requirements affecting testing procedures such as chain-of-custody, confirmatory tests, and laboratory choice?
• What states offer employers benefits for implementing drug-testing programs?

"This book makes a complex law, the ADA, simple, and has been invaluable to us in nalyzing the law and what is required of Motorola."

— Donald Cramer Motorola

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and the ADA: An Employer's Guide THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) directly affects the employment status of as many as 43 million Americans. A major new "protected class" now exists that includes recovering alcoholics and drug addicts. Does your company comply?

This authoritative publication can help ensure your compliance with the ADA, minimize your legal liability, and guide you through any necessary changes in your drug- and alcohol-abuse prevention program and personnel policy.

Written in precise, well-organized, and easy-to-understand language, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and the ADA: An Employer's Guide includes a comprehensive analysis of the ADA's key provisions and definitions, definitive answers to 25 common employer questions on the ADA and substance abuse, a list of questions employers can and cannot ask job applicants, and a "blueprint" for achieving compliance.

• How does the ADA affect drug testing?
• What are the new rights of alcoholics?
• When are medical examinations permissible?
• What are the rights of job applicants under the ADA?
• How is "current drug use" to be interpreted under the ADA?
• Do employers have to provide rehabilitation?

With forwards by ex-"Drug Czar" William Bennett and Atlantic Richfield Senior Counsel Lloyd Loomis, this handbook, like the Guide to State Drug-Testing Laws, can save your company thousands of dollars in legal fees and hundreds of hours of staff time.