The purpose of this material is to provide private and public sector human resource administrators with a broad understanding of the law pertaining to drug and alcohol testing in the workplace. The material begins with a brief overview of certain Federal laws that pertain to drug and alcohol use by employees and job applicants, including the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq., and the Drug-Free Workplace Act, 41 U.S.C. 701 et. seq.  It also contains a discussion of New Hampshire’s workers’ compensation statute and unemployment compensation act. The material concludes with a discussion of various issues pertaining to drug testing, and includes relevant state and federal cases from New Hampshire courts, as well as other jurisdictions.

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