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December 18, 2017
The answer to the question, “What’s employers’ rationale for implementing workplace drug and alcohol testing?” is pretty straightforward: occupational health and safety and criminal law impose a duty on employers to ensure a safe workplace. But – particularly in the context of the looming legalization of recreational cannabis – the answer to, “When can employers impose drug and alcohol testing?” isn’t. In their article, Testing 1-2-3: The latest on drug & alcohol testing in safety-sensitive workplaces (PDF) as published in the Newfoundland & Labrador Construction Association’s 2018 NLCA Construction Journal, McInnes Cooper Labour & Employment lawyers Denis Mahoney and Brittany Keating answer five of employers’ most frequently-asked questions about drug and alcohol testing in a safety-sensitive workplace.
Apr 22, 2021
The future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including NAFTA’s immigration-related provisions allowing cross-border mobility…
Apr 13, 2021
On April 7, 2021, the Nova Scotia government introduced Bill 97, amendments to the N.S. Electricity Act aimed at growing the solar industry in…
Mar 31, 2021
Close to five million Canadians who didn’t usually work from home, did so in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as public health…
Mar 26, 2021
Merger and acquisition deals are still happening across all sectors, perhaps at an even higher rate than pre-COVID-19 pandemic, even if the…
Mar 19, 2021
Recently, New Brunswick temporarily broadened the eligibility for its Skilled Worker Stream through its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP),…
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