LD1384 - Drug Testing by Employers

(2016)

An Act To Improve Workplace Safety by Simplifying and Improving Employers’ Substance Abuse Policy Requirements

Sponsored by Sponsored by: Rep. Joel Stetkis (R – Canaan)

What is the bill?

Employer drug testing of workers is inherently intrusive and compromises workers’ privacy and rights. The current law provides a balance that emphasizes due process for workers, employee input and a commitment to employee assistance. This proposal would have removed important worker protections and undermined employee rehabilitation and employer responsibility for treatment. This bill also sought to radically rewrite the law based on employer anecdotes and without solid data. The bill was defeated between the chambers.

What happened?

Defeated

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