Substance Abuse Red Flags Checklist
The first step in helping and making accommodations for workers with substance abuse problems is knowing about those problems. Ideally, workers will self-disclose their problems voluntarily. Regrettably, though, people with […]
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Workplace Impairment Removal Policy
Here’s a template of a policy providing for the immediate removal of workers who are impaired by drugs, alcohol or other substances, based on a model published by the Northwest […]
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Your Right to Immediately Remove Workers Impaired by Drugs or Alcohol
Keeping drunk and high workers out of the workplace to prevent danger. It goes without saying that being drunk or high on the job is a significant safety risk, especially when […]
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Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Cases Scorecard, 2020 to 2021
Employers continue to lose drug test cases more often than they win them. October 17, 2021 marks the third anniversary of legalized recreational cannabis in Canada. Slowly but surely, courts, arbitrators […]
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The 10 Most Important HR Compliance Cases of 2021 (So Far)
Key cases focused on COVID as well as drug testing, discrimination and other perennial HR issues. Halfway through 2021, courts across Canada have issued a number of extremely important case rulings […]
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Avetta presents: Opioids/Cannabis Workplace Drug Testing – What Should Employers Know?
The opioid crisis has escalated dramatically in the past decade across the country, and those affected may also be your employees. At the same time, the marijuana legalization movement has […]
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Marijuana in the Workplace
Recorded Date: June 23, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PDT Speaker: John Batzel Recording To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount code HRIVIP21 to […]
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10 HR Policies You Should Audit Right Now
HR laws are changing fast--ensure your key policies are up to date and legally sound. The pandemic may have distracted attention from key employment law and societal changes taking place in […]
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The 7 Most Immediate HR Compliance Challenges of 2021
During the COVID crisis, legal slip-ups can get your business shut down. As the misery of 2020 winds down, HR directors need to start looking ahead to 2021. Of course, complying […]
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Don’t Forget to Include Vaping in Your Workplace Smoking Policy
Employee busted for vaping collects $15,000 due to unclear policy. No Smoking Policy ABC Company is committed to maintaining a completely smoke-free workplace and does not permit smoking in any part of […]
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Cannabis in the Workplace: 2 Years Later
Date: October 21, 2020 Presenter: Norm Keith, Partner at Fasken Download the Slides Below About the Webinar It has been 2 years since the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, and it is time […]
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Is a Positive Drug Test Grounds to Discipline Safety-Sensitive Employees?
No, because testing positive for marijuana doesn’t prove a worker was high on the job. While marijuana may be legal, being high at work is still grounds for discipline and even […]
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Key Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing & Discipline Cases Decided Since Cannabis Legalization
Using actual court cases to evaluate whether your workplace testing policies are legally sound. It’s been 2 years since Canada officially legalized recreational cannabis on October 17, 2018. Of course, while […]
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How to Create a Legally Enforceable Workplace Drugs & Alcohol Testing Policy
The 12 things every testing policy must include. It’s hard to enforce a workplace drugs and alcohol policy without a meaningful testing process. But testing is also a lightning rod for […]
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Top 5 Stories in HR Compliance that Almost Nobody Is Paying Attention To
If not burnout, you may at least be suffering from COVID-19 fatigue right now. Trust me, you’re not alone. The monster virus has seemingly consumed everything in its path over […]
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Accommodating Medical Marijuana In The Workplace: An Appeal Court Speaks Out Labour, Employment and Human Rights Bulletin
A Canadian appeal court has overturned a lower court ruling that an employer could refuse to hire a worker who used medically authorized cannabis at a construction project. The Court […]
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Drugs & Alcohol Quiz
QUESTION What is the Four – Way Test that promotes the simple moral code of ethical and moral standards in any business organization? ANSWER The code is bases in four simple questions that […]
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Compliance Alert: Lack of Reliable Drug Test Not Enough to Prove Accommodation of Safety-Sensitive Medical Marijuana User
Drug and alcohol testing is easier to justify for employees who are safety-sensitive. The problem is that marijuana takes longer to metabolize than alcohol and can remain in the system […]
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Accommodating Mental Health Disabilities And Addictions
https://youtu.be/XZld4u3t0rw You are undoubtedly familiar as an employer with the notion of the duty to accommodate. You are probably also aware that this is seldom, if ever, a simple concept. Even […]
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Drugs/Alcohol Testing Policy Checklist
PROBLEM: One of the biggest challenges faced by HR is developing a fair, tough drug and alcohol testing policy that balances the organization’s need to protect safety with employees’ rights under […]
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Reasonable Cause Testing for Drugs and/or Alcohol Checklist
BENEFITS Drug and/or alcohol testing in the workplace is very complicated. But in general, employers can ask a worker to submit to a drug and/or alcohol test if they have reasonable […]
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National Cannabis Survey: 2nd Quarter 2019
Statistics Canada is conducting the National Cannabis Survey every three months throughout 2019. These data are about Canadians, 15 and older, and refect their cannabis use and related behaviours in […]
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Can Employees Use Cannabis at Work if the Product Is Legal?
On October 17, 2019, it officially became legal to not only smoke cannabis in Canada but also eat it. How does this new form of legalized cannabis consumption affect the […]
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Medical Marijuana Quiz
Can You Fire an Employee for Legal Use of Medical Marijuana? SITUATION Herb Potts, an employee of ABC Corp, tests positive for marijuana. He denies using or being high at work and […]
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Drugs & Discrimination Quiz
The Difference between a Marijuana Addict and the Casual User SITUATION During his job interview, an applicant admits to “casual” use of marijuana. The HR director who conducts the interview concludes that […]
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Drugs in the Workplace – Special Report
Drug and alcohol testing has become one of the most contentious contemporary issues in Canadian labour and employment law. Everyone understands that the use of alcohol and certain drugs can […]
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SCORECARD: Drugs in the Workplace Court Cases from 2019
What’s At Stake An employer’s right to test and discipline employees for workplace drug and alcohol use or impairment comes down to a balancing of competing interests: The employer’s interest, nay […]
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Legalized Marijuana: Now What?
Legalized Marijuana: New regulations for cannabis edibles and topicals come into effect on Oct. 17, with products expected to reach store shelves in December, which can and will impact the […]
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Understanding and Avoiding Alcohol Liability
There had been recent reports of two pilots charged with been drunk on the cockpit which created some controversial headline news. Coping with drinking problems on the job is not a […]
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What Employers Need to Know About Electronic Cigarettes
Find out what you need to know about Electronic Cigarettes. Determine your stance immediately.
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