Case Update: Medical Marijuana Use

The high court in Massachusetts, U.S. ruled this week that it would proceed with the case brought forward by Cristina Barbuto claiming disability discrimination from Advantage Sales and Marketing (ASM), due to her use of medical marijuana. Under the Massachusetts...

Toronto TTC Testing Update

After much deliberation and a court battle with the transit workers’ union, (which has been ongoing since the spring of 2011) the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) began their random drug and alcohol testing programme on May 8th of this year. The testing seemed to be...

New on the Scene: Carfentanil

Opioid Crisis Continues Rampant opioid abuse remains a huge public health crisis in Canada, where fentanyl overdoses have become a relatively common scene for police and health care professionals. Now a new substance has been found on Canadian streets called...

Prescription Drug Testing in the Workplace

Does it belong? Workplace safety is of the utmost importance for employers and employees, which is why it is so important to have policies regarding drug and alcohol use in the workplace. But what exactly should be covered within these policies? There have been...

FMCSA Clearinghouse Regulations Finalized

Lowering Safety Risks On December 2, 2016 new US Department of Transportation regulations were announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), requiring employers to use their Clearinghouse Database to better track employees who have a history of...