Drug Testing | MacLeod Law Firm https://macleodlawfirm.ca Employment & Labour Lawyers Mon, 27 Mar 2023 21:16:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://macleodlawfirm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-MacLeod-Law-Firm-icon-60x60.jpg Drug Testing | MacLeod Law Firm https://macleodlawfirm.ca 32 32 Through the Smoke: Employee Rights and Cannabis Legalization https://macleodlawfirm.ca/legalization-of-cannabis-workplace/ Thu, 09 Aug 2018 18:09:47 +0000 http://www.macleodlawfirm.ca/employees/?p=4087 On October 17, 2018, Bill C-45, (the “Cannabis Act”) is scheduled to take effect. In essence, this bill will make smoking or ingesting cannabis legal in Canada, and will create a legal framework for its sale and possession. While provinces will each have the power to control how cannabis will be used and sold, individual employers will likely respond to the new bill and to the expected increase…

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]]> Can an Employer Force You to Take a Drug Test? https://macleodlawfirm.ca/drugtesting/ Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:42:07 +0000 http://www.macleodlawfirm.ca/employees/?p=2036 Some employers attempt to make alcohol and drug testing mandatory for their employees. This year, the TTC gave the go-ahead to implement random drug and alcohol testing for its employees. What are the legal implications of drug testing in the workplace? Drug and Alcohol Addictions are Disabilities The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario recognizes both drug and alcohol addictions as disabilities…

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