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Can employees of government contractors use medical marijuana?

November 23, 2018 By Andrew Smith

While many states have enacted legislation permitting marijuana use in some form (you can find more information on marijuana in the workplace in VA, MD, and D.C. here), marijuana use is still prohibited under federal law.

Specifically, under the federal Controlled Substances Act, marijuana is prohibited as a Schedule 1 illegal drug. While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified individuals on the basis of a disability and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, the ADA specifically excludes protection for individuals “currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs.”

“Illegal use of drugs” refers to drugs that are unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act, including marijuana, leading courts to historically find that employers are not required to provide accommodations for the use of medicinal marijuana under the ADA.

More importantly, federal employees and contractors are subject to the Drug Free Workplace Act, which requires federal contractors to meet certain requirements in order to be eligible for federal contacts. Under this Act, any company that receives a federal contact of at least $100,000 and any organization that receives a federal grant of any amount, must maintain a drug-free workplace policy and a drug-free awareness program. The drug-free policies apply to contract employees who are directly engaged in the performance of contract work. While technically the Act only covers employees working directly on the grant, a drug-free workplace for all employees of the organization is advisable.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.generalcounsellaw.com/medical-marijuana-in-the-workplace-of-government-contractors

Read more about this subject at: https://gtpac.org/2017/11/15/4-things-for-federal-contractors-to-remember-about-the-drug-free-workplace-act

Filed Under: Contracting Tips Tagged With: Americans with Disabilities Act, Controlled Substances Act, drug free awareness, drug free workplace, Drug Free Workplace Act

4 things for federal contractors to remember about the Drug Free Workplace Act

November 15, 2017 By Andrew Smith

As 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, details on federal drug policy for employees and contractors are becoming hazier.

Both federal employees and contractors are still subject to the Drug Free Workplace Act, which says that companies that receive a federal contract of $100,000 or more and organizations that receive a federal grant of any size must maintain a drug-free policy.

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), along with a specific contract clause, defines the terms and conditions of companies’ drug policies. The terms themselves haven’t been updated in years, but the application of these regulations are slowly evolving, said Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel for the Professional Services Council.

Still, that evolution brings up some serious questions for the federal contracting community. Here are four things to remember about the Drug Free Workplace Act.

Keep reading this article at: https://federalnewsradio.com/contracting/2017/11/4-things-for-federal-contractors-to-remember-about-the-drug-free-workplace-act/

Filed Under: Contracting News Tagged With: drug free workplace, Drug Free Workplace Act

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