In national industry publication, Industry Week, Spencer Fane attorney Brian Peterson gives insight to employers on new OSHA regulations regarding drug testing.
In Peterson’s article titled, OSHA Reporting Rules Discourage Use of Mandatory Post-Accident Drug Testing, he discusses lawful considerations verses the once-mandatory “blanket” approach to testing all. Peterson also provides readers with key takeaways including the following: “OSHA advises that post-accident and/or post-injury drug testing should be limited to situations where the facts indicate that drug use likely contributed to the incident.”
Brian Peterson is a labor and employment attorney at Spencer Fane LLP. He focuses his practice on helping businesses avoid employment-related lawsuits and defending them in employment law matters.
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