Title 23, Labor

All sample collection and testing for drugs and alcohol impairment under this article shall be performed according to the following conditions: 1. The collection of samples shall be performed under reasonable and sanitary conditions. 2. Sample collections shall be documented and …

A. Testing or retesting for the presence of drugs or alcohol by an employer shall be carried out within the terms of a written policy that has been distributed to every employee subject to testing or that has been made available to employees in the same manner as the employer inf…

An employer may take adverse employment action based on a positive drug test or alcohol impairment test. On receipt of a positive drug test or alcohol impairment test result that indicates a violation of the employer's written policy, on the refusal of an employee or prospective …

A. No cause of action is or may be established for any person against an employer who has established a policy and initiated a testing program in accordance with this article for any of the following: 1. Actions in good faith based on the results of a positive drug test or alcoho…

A. No cause of action is or may be established for any person against an employer who has established a program of drug testing or alcohol impairment testing in accordance with this article, unless the employer's action was based on a false positive test result and the employer k…

A. No cause of action for defamation of character, libel, slander or damage to reputation is or may be established for any person against an employer who has established a program of drug testing or alcohol impairment testing in accordance with this article unless all of the foll…

A. All communications received by an employer relevant to drug test or alcohol impairment test results and received through the employer's testing program are confidential communications and may not be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery or disclosed in any public…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to infringe on, contradict, preempt or otherwise conflict with the valid provisions of any collective bargaining agreement or to otherwise abridge or infringe on the rights and responsibilities of all parties in the collective bargaining…

An employer who is obligated by state or federal requirements to have a drug testing or alcohol impairment testing policy or program shall receive the full benefits of this article, even if that policy or program does not conform to all of the provisions of this article, provided…

If a provision of this article or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this article that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions…

A. As a condition of employment, it is unlawful for a broadcast employer to require a current or prospective employee to agree to a noncompete clause. B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Broadcast employer" means an employer that is a television station, television network, …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "DD-214" means a United States department of defense report of separation form or its predecessor or successor forms. 2. "Private employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or o…

A. A private employer may adopt a voluntary veterans' preference employment policy. B. The veterans' preference employment policy shall be in writing and applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion or retention during a reduction in force. C. A private e…