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Should Federal Employees Have to Provide Hair Samples for Their Drug Tests?

By Ralph R. SmithSeptember 17, 2020 2:47 PM
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HHS has issued proposed drug testing guidelines for federal employees that include testing hair samples.

Air Force Warns Federal Employees Not to Use CBD Products

By Ian SmithNovember 20, 2019 2:04 PM

The Air Force issued a warning to federal employees and military members about the job risks associated with using CBD products.

Navy Says Use of Hemp, CBD Still Prohibited

By Ian SmithAugust 11, 2019 4:52 PM

Despite a new law legalizing hemp and CBD products, the Navy warned that it is still prohibiting use of these products.

It Wasn’t Me, It Was the Brownies!

By Susan McGuire SmithApril 2, 2019 10:11 AM

CBP removed an employee for a positive drug test, but he claimed he must have unwittingly eaten a laced brownie beforehand.

Bill Would Protect Federal Employees From Being Fired for Marijuana Use

By Ian SmithMarch 19, 2019 9:11 AM

New legislation would protect the jobs of federal employees who legally use marijuana under state law.

Positive Drug Test Following Crane Accident Results in Removal

By Susan McGuire SmithMay 30, 2018 4:19 PM
Clipboard sitting on a desktop with the words 'drug tests results' and a red stamp across the top reading 'failed' indicating a positive drug test

A Navy supervisor whose team caused an accident resulting in $30,000 damage to a building failed the subsequent drug test and was removed as a result.

Documentation is Key for Federal Employees Taking Prescription Opioids

By Mathew B. Tully, Esq.December 14, 2017 4:23 PM

Federal employees who take prescription opioids are facing tougher scrutiny. Here is important information to remember for mandatory drug testing.

Federal Employees Should Prepare for New Mandatory Opioid Drug Testing

By Ian SmithOctober 2, 2017 2:46 PM

New mandatory drug testing guidelines went into effect at the start of October to test for opioids that will affect a significant number of federal employees.

NFFE Successfully Challenges Forest Service Random Drug Testing Policy

By Susan McGuire SmithJuly 13, 2012 7:43 AM

The appeals court has tossed a Forest Service random drug testing policy that applied to Job Corps Center staff calling it a “solution in search of a problem.”

Inconvenient Drug Test Leads to Slowly Unfolding, Complex Tale

By Susan McGuire SmithMarch 17, 2010 7:51 AM

A Navy employee told to take a random drug test left before the test and created a complex tale to explain his actions during the multiple levels of appeal that followed his removal.

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