Employers Scrambling to Revisit Boilerplate Drug Policies

Law360, May 7, 2018

By Braden Campbell

James Reidy, chair of Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA’s employment group, maintains a traditional practice that includes advising employers on wage laws and handling discrimination suits. But lately, one issue has been demanding more and more of his time: workplace drug policies.

As more and more states legalize recreational and medical marijuana and the opioid epidemic continues to rage, attorneys are increasingly getting calls from clients asking for help updating outdated, boilerplate drug policies that may be putting them at legal risk.

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