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Seyfarth Synopsis: California employers may not require employees to submit to random drug testing, except under very limited circumstances.

California public policy, stated in our Constitution, strongly favors the right of privacy. But employers have their own legitimate interest in maintaining a safe, drug-free work environment. So what’s the blunt truth about random drug testing in California?

As we…
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Seyfarth Synopsis: California voters gave the green light to recreational use of marijuana with the passage of Prop 64. Marijuana users may have felt like they struck Acapulco Gold, but a review of the law on drug testing in the workplace may turn out to be a buzzkill.

California highway sign with marijuana leafWhen can an employer drug test its employees?

Last November, California…
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