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HB 366 Unemployment compensation; testing for controlled substances. 

Introduced by: Charles W. Carrico, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Unemployment compensation; testing for controlled substances. Disqualifies an individual from receiving unemployment compensation benefits if he is discharged from employment as a result of a confirmed positive test for a nonprescribed controlled substance conducted in a United States Department of Transportation-qualified drug screen, conducted in accordance with an employer's bona fide drug policy. Currently, an individual is ineligible for unemployment benefits if he fails a drug test conducted in accordance with scientifically recognized standards by a laboratory accredited by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or the College of American Pathology, or the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, or the equivalent.


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