Concurrent Session: California Law and the Legal Defensibility of Drug Testing
CAHR21
Keyword(s)
California, California Employment Law, Drug Testing, Marijuana Use
Concurrent Session:
California Law and the Legal Defensibility of Drug Testing
presented by William Current
California may not have a stand-alone statute for drug testing, but it is one of the most active states for precedent-setting case law affecting drug testing. This causes some confusion among employers who may be tempted to question if workplace drug testing is even legal. The good news is, yes, workplace drug testing is legal in the Golden State but due to a plethora of court rulings many conditions, restrictions, and cautions apply. Legal defensibility should be every California employer’s number one priority when it comes to maintaining an effective drug testing program.
Learning Objectives include:
1. California case law decisions that have a direct impact on who can be tested and when and how.
2. How to build a legally defensible drug testing program by following the guidelines included as part of the only three federally endorsed drug testing methods—lab-based urine, oral fluid and hair testing.
3. How best to address marijuana use by applicants and employees, and what California employers can do with a positive test result.
4. Measuring drug testing return-on-investment in the new normal for drug testing.
Credits
HRCI - California:1.0, SHRM - PDC:1.0
Description
About the speaker...
William Current
Bill Current is the author of “Why Drug Testing: Updated and Expanded for 2020” as well as 9 other books on substance-related issues. He founded the Current Consulting Group in 1998 and it has become the number one recognized brand name in compliance, business development, and operations consulting in the drug testing industry. Bill is a frequent speaker at webinars and conferences around the country. He created Current Compliance, the most comprehensive on-line subscription database on all state laws related to workplace drug testing, including marijuana and workers’ compensation laws. He is the former Executive Director of the American Council for Drug Education, Director of the Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Vice President of Consulting at Employee Information Services. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Current is widely considered one of the leading experts on drug testing and the drug testing industry.
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