The Fallout of Prohibited Substance Use

I’m an Olympics nerd, and proud of it. Every four years (or five, if there’s a global pandemic) I tune in to watch the greatest athletes in the world compete for the gold. Summer, winter, swimming, snowboard half pipe, beach volleyball, Super G, track & field, figure skating – I’m here for it all.

An Olympics cycle never goes by without suspicions or actual findings of athletes who fail drug tests, and Beijing 2022 is no exception. But, Olympic athletes aren’t the only ones who sometimes use banned substances; did you hear about the Federal employee who claimed the two big brownies he ate at a barbecue were laced with marijuana, unbeknownst to him? We’ll discuss the outcome in that case, plus much more on substance rules for Federal employees, on March 3 during the 60-minute virtual session High Times and Misdemeanors: Weed and the Workplace.

This month, we discuss the importance of accurate investigations, how to avoid discrimination in hiring, lack of candor, writing brevity, summary judgment, and IRAs.

Take care,

 

Deborah J. Hopkins, FELTG President

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