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1) Workers Compensation Voluntary Premium Reduction State
No
2) Employers Covered by Federal Drug Free Workplace Act
No
3) State Constitution Privacy Provision
No
4) Penalties and Remedies for Employer Non-Compliance
Yes
5) Significant Testing Restrictions
Yes
6) Disability Coverage
7) Drug and Alcohol Testing Restrictions
Yes
8) Worker’s Compensation Disqualification Laws
Yes
9) Unemployment Compensation Disqualification Laws
Yes
10) Alcohol Cut-off Levels
Not Specified
11) Substances Allowed for Testing
(1) Amphetamines; (2) Cannabinoids; (3) Cocaine; (4) Phencyclidine (PCP); (5) Opiates,
· Substances Cut-off Levels
Not Specified
12) Drug Specimen Types
Urinalysis for drug tests
13) Types of Drug Testing and Restrictions
· Pre Employment
Permitted
· Reasonable Cause
Permitted
· Random
Prohibited except for employees working in safety sensitive or high risk positions
· Post Accident
Permitted
· Follow-up Testing
Permitted
14) Restrictions on Types of Workplace Drug Tests
15) Collection Procedures
· Generally
· Observed Collections
Prohibited
· Split
Yes
16) Drug Testing Falsification Law
No
17) Point-of-Collection Device
· Urine
· Oral Fluids
18) Safety-Sensitive Restriction
Not Specified
19) Laboratory Based Testing
· Laboratory Certifications
NIDA
· Oral Fluids
Allowed
· Hair Testing
Not Specified
20) Notification of Test Results
Upon request of employee
21) Rehabilitation Requirements
Not Specified
22) Retest Required
Yes
23) Wage Payment Requirements
Not Specified
24) Disciplinary Action Restriction
25) State CDL DMV Reporting
26) State Medical Marijuana Laws
Yes
27) Union Agreements
28) Unique to State Issues
29) State Enforcement Agency
30) Web Resources
31) Significant Case Authority
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Connecticut Contributors:
PocketPart40 Editors:
Tommy Eden is a management labor & employment law attorney with Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP who is licensed to practice in Alabama and Georgia
teden@constangy.com or call 334-241-8030
teden@constangy.com or call 334-241-8030
Mary Hines is past president of SAPAA and owner of Simple Path training and compliance solutions.
maryhines@gmail.com or 214-697-1249
maryhines@gmail.com or 214-697-1249
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